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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WordMeaning
mayhemneedless or willful damage or violence
malignanttending to produce death or deterioration
insubordinationdisobedient to authority
fecundityfruitful in offspring or vegetation : prolific
avariceexcessive or insatiable desire for wealth or gain : greediness
cowerto shrink away or crouch especially for shelter from something that menaces, domineers, or dismays
flicka light sharp jerky stroke or movement
caulkto stop up and make tight against leakage (something, such as a boat or its seams, the cracks in a window frame, or the joints of a pipe)
epicureone with sensitive and discriminating tastes especially in food or wine
runicany of the characters of any of several alphabets used by the Germanic peoples from about the 3rd to the 13th centuries