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 |
|---|---|
| sagacious | of keen and farsighted penetration and judgment : discerning |
| expatiate | to move about freely or at will : wander |
| implication | something implied: such as |
| stalemate | a drawing position in chess in which a player is not in checkmate but has no legal move to play |
| caliber | degree of mental capacity or moral quality |
| regicide | a person who kills a king |
| gaudy | ostentatiously or tastelessly ornamented |
| decorum | literary and dramatic propriety : fitness |
| habitat | the place or environment where a plant or animal naturally or normally lives and grows |
| ordinance | an authoritative decree or direction : order |