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 |
|---|---|
| garnish | decorate |
| crest | a showy tuft or process on the head of an animal and especially a bird see bird illustration |
| mite | any of numerous small acarid arachnids that often infest animals, plants, and stored foods and include important disease vectors |
| promontory | a high point of land or rock projecting into a body of water |
| chalice | a drinking cup : goblet |
| magnitude | great size or extent |
| pragmatist | a practical approach to problems and affairs |
| precis | a concise summary of essential points, statements, or facts |
| nomenclature | name |
| obsequy | a funeral or burial rite |