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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WordMeaning
casualsubject to, resulting from, or occurring by chance
curtailto make less by or as if by cutting off or away some part
prestigestanding or estimation in the eyes of people : weight or credit in general opinion
transitiona change or shift from one state, subject, place, etc. to another
divestto deprive or dispossess especially of property, authority, or title
premonitionprevious notice or warning : forewarning
sophisticateddeprived of native or original simplicity: such as
innuendoan oblique allusion : hint
beholdenbeing under obligation for a favor or gift : indebted
fosterhaving, relating to, or being the relationship between a foster parent and the child who the foster parent cares for