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 |
|---|---|
| malefactor | one who commits an offense against the law |
| stoke | to poke or stir up (a fire, flames, etc.) : supply with fuel |
| induct | to put in formal possession (as of a benefice or office) : install |
| apostate | one who commits apostasy |
| adjunct | something joined or added to another thing but not essentially a part of it |
| trajectory | the curve that a body (such as a planet or comet in its orbit or a rocket) describes in space |
| absolve | to set (someone) free from an obligation or the consequences of guilt |
| ebullient | boiling |
| jetsam | the part of a ship, its equipment, or its cargo that is cast overboard to lighten the load in time of distress and that sinks or is washed ashore |
| retrospective | of, relating to, or given to retrospection |