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 |
|---|---|
| malicious | having or showing a desire to cause harm to someone : given to, marked by, or arising from malice |
| affable | being pleasant and at ease in talking to others |
| temporize | to act to suit the time or occasion : yield to current or dominant opinion |
| eulogistic | a commendatory oration or writing especially in honor of one deceased |
| reverie | daydream |
| pragmatic | relating to matters of fact or practical affairs often to the exclusion of intellectual or artistic matters : practical as opposed to idealistic |
| distinct | distinguishable to the eye or mind as being discrete (see discrete |
| archaeology | the scientific study of material remains (such as tools, pottery, jewelry, stone walls, and monuments) of past human life and activities |
| contempt | the act of despising : the state of mind of one who despises : disdain |
| distort | to twist (see twist |