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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| dogged | marked by stubborn determination |
| flinch | to withdraw or shrink from or as if from pain : wince |
| negligible | so small or unimportant or of so little consequence as to warrant little or no attention : trifling |
| gesticulation | the act of making gestures |
| subaltern | particular with reference to a related universal proposition |
| arduous | hard to accomplish or achieve : difficult |
| whine | to utter a high-pitched plaintive or distressed cry |
| phoenix | a legendary bird which according to one account lived 500 years, burned itself to ashes on a pyre, and rose alive from the ashes to live another period |
| arable | fit for or used for the growing of crops |
| interloper | one that interlopes: such as |