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

WordMeaning
discrepancythe quality or state of disagreeing or being at variance
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ominousbeing or exhibiting an omen : portentous
cursoryrapidly and often superficially performed or produced : hasty
quotidianoccurring every day
pronouncedstrongly marked : decided
precursorone that precedes and indicates the approach of another
quagmiresoft miry land that shakes or yields under the foot