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 |
|---|---|
| flippant | lacking proper respect or seriousness |
| grudge | to be unwilling to give or admit : give or allow reluctantly or resentfully |
| trenchant | keen |
| seamy | having the rough side of the seam showing |
| accommodate | to provide with something desired, needed, or suited |
| offensive | making attack : aggressive |
| maul | a heavy often wooden-headed hammer used especially for driving wedges |
| token | a piece resembling a coin issued for use (as for fare on a bus) by a particular group on specified terms |
| compensatory | to be equivalent to : counterbalance |
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