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 |
|---|---|
| gush | to issue copiously or violently |
| potable | suitable for drinking |
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| bemoan | to express deep grief or distress over |
| coroner | a usually elected public officer who is typically not required to have specific medical qualifications and whose principal duty is to inquire by an inquest into the cause of any death which there is reason to suppose is not due to natural causes compare medical examiner |
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| icon | a person or thing widely admired especially for having great influence or significance in a particular sphere |
| consort | associate |
| transition | a change or shift from one state, subject, place, etc. to another |
| analogy | a comparison of two otherwise unlike things based on resemblance of a particular aspect |