GRE Word List
ALTERCATION
a noisy, heated, angry dispute
The meaning of the word altercation is a noisy, heated, angry dispute.
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| painstaking | taking pains : expending, showing, or involving diligent care and effort |
| sojourn | a temporary stay |
| chortle | to sing or chant exultantly |
| alimentary | of or relating to nourishment or nutrition |
| irresolute | uncertain how to act or proceed : vacillating |
| spendthrift | a person who spends improvidently or wastefully |
| irate | roused to ire |
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| egregious | conspicuous |