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 |
|---|---|
| orifice | an opening (such as a vent, mouth, or hole) through which something may pass |
| respiration | the movement of air or dissolved gases into and out of the lungs |
| functional | of, connected with, or being a function |
| optimum | the amount or degree of something that is most favorable to some end |
| demeanor | behavior toward others : outward manner |
| veritable | being in fact the thing named and not false, unreal, or imaginary |
| defunct | no longer living, existing, or functioning |
| disenfranchise | to deprive of a franchise, of a legal right, or of some privilege or immunity |
| outwit | to get the better of by superior cleverness : outsmart |
| presage | something that foreshadows or portends a future event : omen |