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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| oblivion | the fact or condition of not remembering : a state marked by lack of awareness or consciousness |
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| intangible | not tangible : impalpable |
| memento | something that serves to warn or remind |
| delude | to mislead the mind or judgment of : deceive |
| malcontent | a discontented person: |
| psychosis | a serious mental illness (such as schizophrenia) characterized by defective or lost contact with reality often with hallucinations or delusions |
| renown | a state of being widely acclaimed and highly honored : fame |
| shade | comparative darkness or obscurity owing to interception of the rays of light |
| obelisk | an upright 4-sided usually monolithic pillar that gradually tapers as it rises and terminates in a pyramid |