GRE Word List

SKIFF

any of various small boats

The meaning of the word skiff is any of various small boats.

Random words

WordMeaning
fortuitousoccurring by chance
graduatedmarked with divisions indicating degrees or units of measurement
spatulaa flat thin implement used especially for spreading or mixing soft substances, scooping, or lifting
nascentcoming or having recently come into existence
fatalisma doctrine that events are fixed in advance so that human beings are powerless to change them
controvertto dispute or oppose by reasoning
fatuouscomplacently or inanely foolish : silly
confideto have confidence : trust
soothsayera person who predicts the future by magical, intuitive, or more rational means : prognosticator
tumultdisorderly agitation or milling about of a crowd usually with uproar and confusion of voices : commotion