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 |
|---|---|
| centripetal | proceeding or acting in a direction toward a center or axis |
| stammer | to make involuntary stops and repetitions in speaking : stutter |
| ultimate | last in a progression or series : final |
| debutante | one making a debut (see debut |
| unsavory | insipid |
| vagabond | a person who wanders from place to place without a fixed home : one leading a vagabond life |
| emblazon | to inscribe or adorn with or as if with heraldic bearings or devices |
| burnish | to make shiny or lustrous especially by rubbing |
| mercurial | of, relating to, or born under the planet Mercury |
| intimidate | to make timid or fearful : frighten |