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
skulduggeryunderhanded or unscrupulous behavior
defameto harm the reputation of by communicating false statements about : to harm the reputation of by libel (see libel
intellectthe power of knowing as distinguished from the power to feel and to will : the capacity for knowledge
artifactsa usually simple object (such as a tool or ornament) showing human workmanship or modification as distinguished from a natural object
miniaturea copy on a much reduced scale
xenophobiafear and hatred of strangers or foreigners or of anything that is strange or foreign
perfidiousof, relating to, or characterized by perfidy
manifoldmarked by diversity or variety
tingea slight staining or suffusing shade or color
compromisesettlement of differences by arbitration or by consent reached by mutual concessions