GRE Word List
SCUFFLE
to struggle at close quarters with disorder and confusion
The meaning of the word scuffle is to struggle at close quarters with disorder and confusion.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| insolvent | unable to pay debts as they fall due in the usual course of business |
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| faze | to disturb the composure of : disconcert |
| plutocracy | government by the wealthy |
| inert | lacking the power to move |
| degenerate | having declined or become less specialized (as in nature, character, structure, or function) from an ancestral or former state |
| grudge | to be unwilling to give or admit : give or allow reluctantly or resentfully |
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| vulgar | lacking in cultivation, perception, or taste : coarse |