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

WordMeaning
converseto exchange thoughts and opinions in speech : talk
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amissin a mistaken way : wrongly
residualremainder
doctrinairestubbornly or excessively devoted to a doctrine or theory without regard to practical considerations
unscathedwholly unharmed : not injured
factiousof or relating to faction: such as
fledglinga young bird just fledged (see fledge
mottoa sentence, phrase, or word inscribed on something as appropriate to or indicative of its character or use
anecdotea usually short narrative of an interesting, amusing, or biographical incident