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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WordMeaning
lilliputianof, relating to, or characteristic of the Lilliputians or the island of Lilliput
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aloftat or to a great height
preyan animal taken by a predator as food
migratoryof, relating to, or characterized by migration
episodicmade up of separate especially loosely connected episodes
provisionalserving for the time being : temporary
reprisala retaliatory act
idioman expression in the usage of a language that is peculiar to itself either in having a meaning that cannot be derived from the conjoined meanings of its elements (such as up in the air for "undecided") or in its grammatically atypical use of words (such as give way)
intimidateto make timid or fearful : frighten