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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| tend | to exhibit an inclination or tendency : conduce |
| iniquitous | characterized by iniquity |
| dowdy | not neat or becoming in appearance : shabby |
| thwart | to oppose successfully : defeat the hopes or aspirations of |
| forbearance | a refraining from the enforcement of something (such as a debt, right, or obligation) that is due |
| circumscribe | to constrict (see constrict |
| somber | so shaded as to be dark and gloomy |
| velocity | quickness of motion : speed |
| adulation | extreme or excessive admiration or flattery |
| jab | to pierce or prod (someone or something) with or as if with a pointed object |