GRE Word List

SKIRMISH

a minor fight in war usually incidental to larger movements

The meaning of the word skirmish is a minor fight in war usually incidental to larger movements.

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WordMeaning
perceptiveresponsive to sensory stimuli : discerning
negligibleso small or unimportant or of so little consequence as to warrant little or no attention : trifling
caulkto stop up and make tight against leakage (something, such as a boat or its seams, the cracks in a window frame, or the joints of a pipe)
prongfork
anestheticof, relating to, or capable of producing anesthesia
deciduousfalling off or shed seasonally or at a certain stage of development in the life cycle
spawnto deposit or fertilize spawn
inadvertentlyunintentional
comestibleedible
proponentone who argues in favor of something : advocate