GRE Word List
ALTERCATION
a noisy, heated, angry dispute
The meaning of the word altercation is a noisy, heated, angry dispute.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| unimpeachable | not impeachable: such as |
| contagion | a contagious disease |
| stench | stink |
| manacle | a shackle for the hand or wrist : handcuff |
| fluency | the quality or state of being fluent |
| incarcerate | to put in prison |
| macabre | having death as a subject : comprising or including a personalized representation of death |
| arbitrate | to act as arbiter upon (a disputed question) : to settle (a dispute between two people or groups) after hearing the arguments and opinions of both |
| abash | to destroy the self-possession or self-confidence of (someone) : disconcert |
| abbreviate | to make briefer |