GRE Word List

SKITTISH

lively or frisky in action : capricious

The meaning of the word skittish is lively or frisky in action : capricious.

Random words

WordMeaning
forthcomingbeing about to appear or to be produced or made available
porridgea soft food made by boiling meal of grains or legumes in milk or water until thick
inexorablenot to be persuaded, moved, or stopped : relentless
subdueto conquer and bring into subjection : vanquish
lewdobscene
scrappyconsisting of scraps
tonsurethe Roman Catholic or Eastern rite of admission to the clerical state by the clipping or shaving of a portion of the head
aquilinecurving like an eagle's beak
proclivityan inclination or predisposition toward something
jettisonto get rid of as superfluous or encumbering : omit or forgo as part of a plan or as the result of some other decision