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
lethargicof, relating to, or characterized by laziness or lack of energy : feeling or affected by lethargy : sluggish
impugnto assail by words or arguments : oppose or attack as false or lacking integrity
miasmaa vaporous exhalation formerly believed to cause disease
saturateto satisfy fully : satiate
preciseexactly or sharply defined or stated
abstrusedifficult to comprehend : recondite
disportsport
tenurethe act, right, manner, or term of holding something (such as a landed property, a position, or an office)
impertinentgiven to or characterized by insolent rudeness
hewto cut with blows of a heavy cutting instrument