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 |
|---|---|
| felicity | the quality or state of being happy |
| dint | force |
| extenuate | to lessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or extent of (something, such as a fault or offense) by making partial excuses : mitigate |
| nautical | of, relating to, or associated with seamen, navigation, or ships |
| igneous | formed by solidification of magma |
| elicit | to call forth or draw out (something, such as information or a response) |
| chimerical | existing only as the product of unchecked imagination : fantastically visionary (see visionary |
| recession | the act or action of receding : withdrawal |
| aphorism | a concise statement of a principle |
| renege | to go back on a promise or commitment |