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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WordMeaning
extrudeto force, press, or push out
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illusiona misleading image presented to the vision : optical illusion
bartererto trade by exchanging one commodity for another : to trade goods or services in exchange for other goods or services
contingentdependent on or conditioned by something else
plaitpleat
implausiblenot plausible : provoking disbelief
adjunctsomething joined or added to another thing but not essentially a part of it
obtusenot pointed or acute : blunt
rigto fit out with rigging