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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pronouncedstrongly marked : decided
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adhereto hold fast or stick by or as if by gluing, suction, grasping, or fusing
paucitysmallness of number : fewness
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robusthaving or exhibiting strength or vigorous health
annihilateto cause to cease to exist : to do away with entirely so that nothing remains
tentativenot fully worked out or developed
interdicta Roman Catholic ecclesiastical censure withdrawing most sacraments and Christian burial from a person or district