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
discounta reduction made from the gross (see gross
browseto eat (tender shoots, twigs, leaves of trees and shrubs, etc.) : to consume as browse (see browse
assayto analyze (something, such as an ore) for one or more specific components
prizesomething offered or striven for in competition or in contests of chance
gourmeta connoisseur of food and drink
phariseea member of a Jewish sect of the intertestamental period noted for strict observance of rites and ceremonies of the written law and for insistence on the validity of their own oral traditions concerning the law
odiousarousing or deserving hatred or repugnance : hateful
apeany of various large tailless semi-erect primates of Africa and southeastern Asia (such as the chimpanzee, gorilla, orangutan, or gibbon)
shimmerto shine with a soft tremulous or fitful light : glimmer
succulentfull of juice : juicy