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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stentorianextremely loud
laconicusing or involving the use of a minimum of words : concise to the point of seeming rude or mysterious
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hovelan open shed or shelter
dominantcommanding, controlling, or prevailing over all others
inuredto accustom to accept something undesirable
squatto cause (oneself) to crouch or sit on the ground
incendiaryigniting combustible materials spontaneously
callusa thickening of or a hard thickened area on skin or bark