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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| irreproachable | not reproachable : blameless |
| kudos | praise given for achievement |
| knead | to work and press into a mass with or as if with the hands |
| kleptomaniac | a person evidencing kleptomania |
| insolvent | unable to pay debts as they fall due in the usual course of business |
| levity | excessive or unseemly frivolity |
| waft | to move or go lightly on or as if on a buoyant medium |
| kaleidoscope | an instrument containing loose bits of colored material (such as glass or plastic) between two flat plates and two plane mirrors so placed that changes of position of the bits of material are reflected in an endless variety of patterns |
| insolence | the quality or state of being insolent |
| bludgeon | a short stick that usually has one thick or loaded end and is used as a weapon |