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 |
|---|---|
| papyrus | a tall perennial sedge (Cyperus papyrus) of the Nile valley |
| lumber | to move ponderously |
| subsume | to include or place within something larger or more comprehensive : encompass as a subordinate or component element |
| deluge | an overflowing of the land by water |
| revoke | to annul by recalling or taking back : rescind |
| alliteration | the repetition of usually initial consonant sounds in two or more neighboring words or syllables (such as wild and woolly, threatening throngs) |
| mesmerize | to subject to mesmerism |
| vertex | the top of the head |
| shirk | to go stealthily : sneak |
| defrock | to deprive of the right to exercise the functions of office |
