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 |
|---|---|
| gullible | easily duped or cheated |
| dwindle | to become steadily less : shrink |
| didactic | designed or intended to teach |
| jettison | to get rid of as superfluous or encumbering : omit or forgo as part of a plan or as the result of some other decision |
| eschew | to avoid habitually especially on moral or practical grounds : shun |
| whit | the smallest part or particle imaginable : bit |
| cornice | the molded and projecting horizontal member that crowns an architectural composition see column illustration |
| rift | fissure |
| audit | a formal examination of an organization's or individual's accounts or financial situation |
| sentient | responsive to or conscious of sense impressions |