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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coiffurea style or manner of arranging the hair
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volubleeasily rolling or turning : rotating
adjournto suspend indefinitely or until a later stated time
ruminateto go over in the mind repeatedly and often casually or slowly
scruplea unit of capacity equal to ยน/โ‚‚โ‚„ Apothecaries' ounce see Weights and Measures Table
scapegoata goat upon whose head are symbolically placed the sins of the people after which he is sent into the wilderness in the biblical ceremony for Yom Kippur
lagoona shallow sound, channel, or pond near or communicating with a larger body of water
stiltedpompous