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 |
|---|---|
| traduce | to expose to shame or blame by means of falsehood and misrepresentation |
| epic | a long narrative poem in elevated style recounting the deeds of a legendary or historical hero |
| obligatory | binding in law or conscience |
| cherubic | an order of angels see celestial hierarchy |
| strident | characterized by harsh, insistent, and discordant sound |
| seasonable | suitable to the season or circumstances : timely |
| scowl | to contract the brow in an expression of displeasure |
| forbearance | a refraining from the enforcement of something (such as a debt, right, or obligation) that is due |
| alliteration | the repetition of usually initial consonant sounds in two or more neighboring words or syllables (such as wild and woolly, threatening throngs) |
| catcall | a loud or raucous cry made especially to express disapproval (as at a sports event) |