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 |
|---|---|
| stench | stink |
| egotism | excessive use of the first person singular personal pronoun |
| commandeer | to compel to perform military service |
| overture | an initiative toward agreement or action : proposal |
| waif | a stray person or animal |
| papyrus | a tall perennial sedge (Cyperus papyrus) of the Nile valley |
| functional | of, connected with, or being a function |
| dogmatic | characterized by or given to the expression of opinions very strongly or positively as if they were facts |
| hallucination | a sensory perception (such as a visual image or a sound) that occurs in the absence of an actual external stimulus and usually arises from neurological disturbance (such as that associated with delirium tremens, schizophrenia, Parkinson's disease, or narcolepsy) or in response to drugs (such as LSD or phencyclidine) |
| beeline | a straight direct course |