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 |
|---|---|
| maroon | a dark red |
| hoodwink | to deceive by false appearance : dupe |
| poseur | a person who pretends to be what he or she is not : an affected or insincere person |
| bluff | having a broad flattened front |
| hypothetical | involving or being based on a suggested idea or theory : being or involving a hypothesis : conjectural |
| holocaust | a sacrifice (see sacrifice |
| inanimate | not animate: |
| hereafter | after this in sequence or in time |
| grim | fierce in disposition or action : savage |
| gullible | easily duped or cheated |