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 |
|---|---|
| amoral | having or showing no concern about whether behavior is morally right or wrong |
| scuffle | to struggle at close quarters with disorder and confusion |
| flout | to treat with contemptuous disregard : scorn |
| wage | a payment usually of money for labor or services usually according to contract and on an hourly, daily, or piecework basis |
| girth | a band or strap that encircles the body of an animal to fasten something (such as a saddle) on its back |
| effeminate | having feminine qualities untypical of a man : not manly in appearance or manner |
| kaleidoscope | an instrument containing loose bits of colored material (such as glass or plastic) between two flat plates and two plane mirrors so placed that changes of position of the bits of material are reflected in an endless variety of patterns |
| duplicity | contradictory doubleness of thought, speech, or action |
| insolvent | unable to pay debts as they fall due in the usual course of business |
| epitome | a typical or ideal example : embodiment |