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
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| timidity | lacking in courage or self-confidence |
| parable | a usually short fictitious story that illustrates a moral attitude or a religious principle |
| grunt | to utter a grunt |
| taunt | to reproach or challenge in a mocking or insulting manner : jeer at |
| debutante | one making a debut (see debut |
| catharsis | purification or purgation of the emotions (such as pity and fear) primarily through art |
| gull | any of numerous long-winged web-footed aquatic birds (subfamily Larinae of the family Laridae) |
| precipitant | precipitate |
| wrongheaded | stubborn in adherence to wrong opinion or principles |
| humdrum | monotonous |