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 |
|---|---|
| castrate | to deprive (a male animal or person) of the testes |
| sublime | to cause to pass directly from the solid to the vapor state and condense back to solid form |
| duress | forcible restraint or restriction |
| astigmatism | a 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 |
| certitude | the state of being or feeling certain |
| smear | a viscous or sticky substance |
| vertebrate | any 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 |
| diaphanous | characterized by such fineness of texture as to permit seeing through |
| cunning | dexterous or crafty in the use of special resources (such as skill or knowledge) or in attaining an end |
| hindmost | farthest to the rear : last |