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 |
|---|---|
| pucker | to become wrinkled or constricted |
| perversion | the action of perverting : the condition of being perverted |
| absolute | free from imperfection : perfect |
| entice | to attract artfully or adroitly or by arousing hope or desire : tempt |
| awe | an emotion variously combining dread, veneration, and wonder that is inspired by authority or by the sacred or sublime |
| orator | one who delivers an oration |
| capacity | legal competency (see competence |
| reprove | to scold or correct usually gently or with kindly intent |
| grouse | any of various chiefly ground-dwelling birds (family Tetraonidae) that are usually of reddish-brown or other protective color and have feathered legs and that include many important game birds |
| curtail | to make less by or as if by cutting off or away some part |