GRE Word List
SKIFF
any of various small boats
The meaning of the word skiff is any of various small boats.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| exonerate | to relieve of a responsibility, obligation, or hardship |
| meddlesome | given to meddling |
| splice | to unite (two ropes or two parts of a rope) by interweaving the strands |
| thrive | to grow vigorously : flourish |
| bicameral | having, consisting of, or based on two legislative chambers (see chamber |
| repellent | serving or tending to drive away or ward off |
| intermittent | coming and going at intervals : not continuous |
| stanch | to check or stop the flowing of |
| diffidence | the quality or state of being unassertive or bashful : the quality or state of being diffident |
| proverb | a brief popular epigram or maxim : adage |