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 |
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| sherbet | a cold drink of sweetened and diluted fruit juice |
| wheedle | to influence or entice by soft words or flattery |
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| moribund | being in the state of dying : approaching death |
| juxtapose | to place (different things) side by side (as to compare them or contrast them or to create an interesting effect) |
| coy | marked by cute, coquettish, or artful playfulness |
| drip | to let fall in drops |
| piquant | engagingly provocative |
| mortar | a sturdy vessel in which material is pounded or rubbed with a pestle |
| resignation | an act or instance of resigning something : surrender |