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
expeditiousmarked by or acting with prompt efficiency
erroneouscontaining or characterized by error : mistaken
restitutionan act of restoring or a condition of being restored: such as
fettera chain or shackle for the feet
ironicrelating to, containing, or constituting irony
itineranttraveling from place to place
sagaa prose narrative recorded in Iceland in the 12th and 13th centuries of historic or legendary figures and events of the heroic age of Norway and Iceland
backslideto lapse morally or in the practice of religion
gratifyto be a source of or give pleasure or satisfaction to
ignoblecharacterized by baseness, lowness, or meanness