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 |
|---|---|
| paucity | smallness of number : fewness |
| phylum | a direct line of descent within a group |
| schematic | of or relating to a scheme or schema |
| decapitate | to cut off the head of : behead |
| fatalism | a doctrine that events are fixed in advance so that human beings are powerless to change them |
| perpetrate | to bring about or carry out (something, such as a crime or deception) : commit |
| apocalyptic | of, relating to, or resembling an apocalypse |
| withhold | to hold back from action : check |
| oaf | a stupid person : boob |
| avarice | excessive or insatiable desire for wealth or gain : greediness |
