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
dauntto lessen the courage of : cow
palatethe roof of the mouth separating the mouth from the nasal cavity see hard palate
provisionthe act or process of providing
abstrusedifficult to comprehend : recondite
lilliputianof, relating to, or characteristic of the Lilliputians or the island of Lilliput
predatoran organism that primarily obtains food by the killing and consuming of other organisms : an organism that lives by predation
daintysomething delicious to the taste
allegeto assert without proof or before proving
recriminationa retaliatory accusation
ductilecapable of being drawn out (see draw