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
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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 |