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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| forensic | belonging to, used in, or suitable to courts of judicature or to public discussion and debate |
| blues | low spirits : melancholy |
| bicker | petulant quarreling : altercation |
| grumble | to mutter in discontent |
| annals | a record of events arranged in yearly sequence |
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| cubicle | a sleeping compartment partitioned off from a large room |
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| lithe | easily bent or flexed |
| linger | to be slow in parting or in quitting something : tarry |