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.
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|---|---|
| brunt | the principal force, shock, or stress (as of an attack) |
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| ironic | relating to, containing, or constituting irony |
| bulwark | a solid wall-like structure raised for defense : rampart |
| diffidence | the quality or state of being unassertive or bashful : the quality or state of being diffident |
| hue | overall character or appearance to the mind : complexion |
| kneel | to position the body so that one or both knees rest on the floor |
| incorrigible | incapable of being corrected or amended: such as |
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| proscribe | to publish the name of as condemned to death with the property of the condemned forfeited to the state |