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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|---|---|
| groove | a long narrow channel or depression |
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| impenitent | not penitent |
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| rousing | giving rise to excitement : stirring |
| tensile | capable of tension : ductile |
| satirical | of, relating to, or constituting satire |
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| deface | to mar the appearance of : injure by effacing significant details |
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