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 |
|---|---|
| fruitful | yielding or producing fruit |
| emulate | to strive to equal or excel |
| maxim | a general truth, fundamental principle, or rule of conduct |
| pacifist | an adherent to pacifism : someone who opposes war or violence as a means of settling disputes |
| colloquial | used in or characteristic of familiar and informal conversation |
| puissant | having puissance : powerful |
| grueling | trying or taxing to the point of exhaustion : punishing |
| doze | to sleep lightly |
| cistern | an artificial reservoir (such as an underground tank) for storing liquids and especially water (such as rainwater) |
| scholarly | of, characteristic of, or suitable to learned persons : learned |