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.

Random words

WordMeaning
aloftat or to a great height
skittishlively or frisky in action : capricious
fiascoa complete failure
felicitousvery well suited or expressed : apt
pervasiveexisting in or spreading through every part of something
mollycoddleto treat with an excessive or absurd degree of indulgence and attention
forlornbereft
hardybold
friskto search (a person) for something (such as a concealed weapon) by running the hand rapidly over the clothing and through the pockets
deludeto mislead the mind or judgment of : deceive