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 |
|---|---|
| bloated | overfilled and extended with liquid, gas, food, etc. |
| bust | a sculptured representation of the upper part of the human figure including the head and neck and usually part of the shoulders and breast |
| benediction | the invocation (see invocation |
| supplicant | one who supplicates |
| clip | encompass |
| wispy | a small handful (as of hay or straw) |
| prop | something that props or sustains : support |
| optimist | a person who is inclined to be hopeful and to expect good outcomes : someone who is given to optimism |
| sycophant | a servile self-seeking flatterer |
| dote | to exhibit mental decline of or like that of old age : be in one's dotage |