GRE Word List

SKITTISH

lively or frisky in action : capricious

The meaning of the word skittish is lively or frisky in action : capricious.

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WordMeaning
diminutionthe act, process, or an instance of becoming gradually less (as in size or importance) : the act, process, or an instance of diminishing : decrease
hazymade dim or cloudy by or as if by fine dust, smoke, or light vapor in the air : obscured by or as if by haze (see haze
cabalthe contrived schemes of a group of persons secretly united in a plot (as to overturn a government)
mediocreof moderate or low quality, value, ability, or performance : ordinary
venturesomeinclined to court or incur risk or danger : daring
serebeing dried and withered
archaichaving the characteristics of the language of the past and surviving chiefly in specialized uses
virtuosoone who excels in the technique of an art
monumentalserving as or resembling a monument : massive
actuateto put into mechanical action or motion