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 |
|---|---|
| defame | to harm the reputation of by communicating false statements about : to harm the reputation of by libel (see libel |
| skiff | any of various small boats |
| bulwark | a solid wall-like structure raised for defense : rampart |
| tenant | one who has the occupation or temporary possession of lands or tenements of another |
| saccharine | of, relating to, or resembling that of sugar |
| paraphernalia | the separate real or personal property of a married woman that she can dispose of by will and sometimes according to common law during her life |
| oblivion | the fact or condition of not remembering : a state marked by lack of awareness or consciousness |
| vassal | a person under the protection of a feudal lord to whom he has vowed homage and fealty : a feudal tenant |
| knotty | marked by or full of knots |
| nurture | training |