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 |
|---|---|
| tardy | moving slowly : sluggish |
| petrify | to convert (organic matter) into stone or a substance of stony hardness by the infiltration of water and the deposition of dissolved mineral matter |
| parity | the quality or state of being equal or equivalent |
| diminution | the act, process, or an instance of becoming gradually less (as in size or importance) : the act, process, or an instance of diminishing : decrease |
| flounder | flatfish |
| soar | to fly aloft or about |
| putative | commonly accepted or supposed |
| brisk | keenly alert : lively |
| importunate | troublesomely urgent : overly persistent in request or demand |
| vigor | active bodily or mental strength or force |