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 |
|---|---|
| feline | of, relating to, or affecting cats or the cat family |
| syllogism | a deductive scheme of a formal argument consisting of a major and a minor premise and a conclusion (as in "every virtue is laudable; kindness is a virtue; therefore kindness is laudable") |
| disconcert | to throw into confusion |
| alliteration | the repetition of usually initial consonant sounds in two or more neighboring words or syllables (such as wild and woolly, threatening throngs) |
| expedite | to accelerate the process or progress of : speed up |
| terrestrial | of or relating to the earth or its inhabitants |
| malapropism | the usually unintentionally humorous misuse or distortion of a word or phrase |
| belie | to give a false impression of |
| asinine | extremely or utterly foolish or silly |
| contusion | injury to tissue usually without laceration : bruise |