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 |
|---|---|
| quay | a structure built parallel to the bank of a waterway for use as a landing place |
| prim | to give a prim or demure expression to |
| lot | an object used as a counter in determining a question by chance see also throw in one's lot with |
| premonitory | giving warning |
| grovel | to creep with the face to the ground : crawl |
| carnivorous | subsisting or feeding on animal tissues |
| roue | a man devoted to a life of sensual pleasure : rake |
| embroil | to throw into disorder or confusion |
| counterpart | one of two corresponding copies of a legal instrument : duplicate |
| swindler | to obtain money or property by fraud or deceit |