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
concentrichaving a common center
provisionalserving for the time being : temporary
anomalysomething different, abnormal, peculiar, or not easily classified : something anomalous
jocosegiven to joking : merry
tenaciousnot easily pulled apart : cohesive
optimumthe amount or degree of something that is most favorable to some end
evasivetending or intended to evade : equivocal
tempothe rate of speed of a musical piece or passage indicated by one of a series of directions (such as largo, presto, or allegro) and often by an exact metronome marking
cloyingdisgusting or distasteful by reason of excess
hysteriaa psychoneurosis marked by emotional excitability and disturbances of the psychogenic, sensory, vasomotor, and visceral (see visceral