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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castrateto deprive (a male animal or person) of the testes
sublimeto cause to pass directly from the solid to the vapor state and condense back to solid form
duressforcible restraint or restriction
astigmatisma defect of an optical system (such as a lens) causing rays from a point to fail to meet in a focal point resulting in a blurred and imperfect image
certitudethe state of being or feeling certain
smeara viscous or sticky substance
vertebrateany of a subphylum (Vertebrata) of chordates that comprises animals (such as mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fishes) typically having a bony or cartilaginous spinal column which replaces the notochord, a distinct head containing a brain which arises as an enlarged part of the nerve cord, and an internal usually bony skeleton and that includes some primitive forms (such as lampreys) in which the spinal column is absent and the notochord persists throughout life
diaphanouscharacterized by such fineness of texture as to permit seeing through
cunningdexterous or crafty in the use of special resources (such as skill or knowledge) or in attaining an end
hindmostfarthest to the rear : last