GRE Word List

SKIFF

any of various small boats

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

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emblazonto inscribe or adorn with or as if with heraldic bearings or devices
acuitykeenness of perception
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desultorymarked by lack of definite plan, regularity, or purpose
stoopto bend the body or a part of the body forward and downward sometimes simultaneously bending the knees
uninhibitedfree from inhibition
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optimumthe amount or degree of something that is most favorable to some end
luminousemitting or reflecting usually steady, suffused, or glowing light
perpetuateto make perpetual or cause to last indefinitely