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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WordMeaning
effronteryshameless boldness : insolence
predisposeto dispose in advance
fraileasily led into evil
unrulynot readily ruled, disciplined, or managed
headlongheadfirst
ramificationbranch
restraintan act of restraining : the state of being restrained
singularof or relating to a separate person or thing : individual
incrementthe amount or degree by which something changes
mutabilityprone to change : inconstant