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 |
|---|---|
| rant | to talk in a noisy, excited, or declamatory manner |
| impecunious | having very little or no money usually habitually : penniless |
| tawny | of the color tawny |
| bolt | a lightning stroke |
| consanguinity | the quality or state of being consanguineous |
| scuttle | a shallow open basket for carrying something (such as grain or garden produce) |
| contraband | illegal or prohibited traffic in goods : smuggling |
| rebuttal | the act of rebutting especially in a legal suit |
| detrimental | obviously harmful : damaging |
| irremediable | not remediable |