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 |
|---|---|
| imperil | to bring into peril : endanger |
| totter | to move unsteadily : stagger |
| discomfit | to put into a state of perplexity and embarrassment : disconcert |
| artless | lacking art, knowledge, or skill : uncultured |
| flourish | to grow luxuriantly : thrive |
| forlorn | bereft |
| torrent | a violent or forceful flow of fluid |
| quarantine | a period of 40 days |
| hermetic | of or relating to the mystical and alchemical writings or teachings arising in the first three centuries a.d. |
| ballast | a heavy substance (such as rocks or water) placed in such a way as to improve stability and control (as of the draft of a ship or the buoyancy of a balloon or submarine) |