GRE Word List
SKITTISH
lively or frisky in action : capricious
The meaning of the word skittish is lively or frisky in action : capricious.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| microcosm | a little world |
| sepulcher | a place of burial : tomb |
| deleterious | harmful often in a subtle or unexpected way |
| proponent | one who argues in favor of something : advocate |
| ascribe | to refer to a supposed cause, source, or author : to say or think that (something) is caused by, comes from, or is associated with a particular person or thing |
| accost | to approach and speak to (someone) in an often challenging or aggressive way |
| pander | to act as a pander |
| recession | the act or action of receding : withdrawal |
| askance | with disapproval or distrust : scornfully |
| phobia | an exaggerated usually inexplicable and illogical fear of a particular object, class of objects, or situation |