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
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| disabuse | to free from error, misconception, or fallacy (see fallacy |
| cavalier | marked by or given to offhand and often disdainful (see disdain |
| disgruntle | to make ill-humored or discontented |
| aegis | a shield or breastplate emblematic of majesty that was associated with Zeus and Athena |
| stanch | to check or stop the flowing of |
| amputate | to remove by or as if by cutting |
| repeal | to rescind or annul by authoritative act |
| deviate | to stray especially from a standard, principle, or topic |
| lope | an easy natural gait of a horse resembling a canter |
| prevaricate | to deviate from the truth : equivocate |