GRE Word List

SKIFF

any of various small boats

The meaning of the word skiff is any of various small boats.

Random words

WordMeaning
impetusa driving force : impulse
emendto correct usually by textual alterations
allocateto apportion for a specific purpose or to particular persons or things : distribute
vintnera wine merchant
piqueto excite or arouse especially by a provocation, challenge, or rebuff
boundfastened by or as if by a band : confined
phlegmaticresembling, consisting of, or producing the humor phlegm
toutto make much of : promote
unobtrusivenot obtrusive : not blatant, arresting, or aggressive : inconspicuous
corrosivetending or having the power to corrode