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
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whimsical | resulting from or characterized by whim or caprice |
evocative | evoking or tending to evoke an especially emotional response |
semblance | outward and often specious appearance or show : form |
stink | to emit a strong offensive odor |
compound | something formed by a union of elements or parts |
excise | an internal tax levied on the manufacture, sale, or consumption of a commodity |
offensive | making attack : aggressive |
burgeon | to send forth new growth (such as buds or branches) : sprout |
impervious | not allowing entrance or passage : impenetrable |
propriety | the quality or state of being proper or suitable : appropriateness |