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 |
|---|---|
| dwindle | to become steadily less : shrink |
| oblivious | lacking remembrance, memory, or mindful attention |
| inter | to deposit (a dead body) in the earth or in a tomb |
| skinflint | a person who would save, gain, or extort money by any means : miser |
| filing | an act or instance of using a file |
| shrewd | marked by clever discerning awareness and hardheaded acumen |
| cozen | to deceive, win over, or induce to do something by artful coaxing and wheedling or shrewd trickery |
| transient | passing especially quickly into and out of existence : transitory |
| perpetrate | to bring about or carry out (something, such as a crime or deception) : commit |
| regatta | a rowing, speedboat, or sailing race or a series of such races |