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 |
|---|---|
| maleficent | working or productive of harm or evil : baleful |
| shimmer | to shine with a soft tremulous or fitful light : glimmer |
| rasp | to rub with something rough |
| intrude | to thrust oneself in without invitation, permission, or welcome |
| disclaim | to make a disclaimer |
| finish | to come to an end : terminate |
| kindle | to start (a fire) burning : light |
| barb | a medieval cloth headdress passing over or under the chin and covering the neck |
| retrograde | having or being motion in a direction contrary to that of the general motion of similar bodies and especially east to west among the stars |
| stultify | to have a dulling or inhibiting effect on |