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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stink | to emit a strong offensive odor |
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castigation | to subject to severe punishment, reproof, or criticism |
knell | a stroke or sound of a bell especially when rung slowly (as for a death, funeral, or disaster) |
decrepit | wasted and weakened by or as if by the infirmities of old age |
enjoin | to direct or impose by authoritative order or with urgent admonition |
obsessive | tending to cause obsession |