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 |
|---|---|
| divest | to deprive or dispossess especially of property, authority, or title |
| copious | yielding something abundantly |
| coalesce | to grow together |
| impotent | not potent : lacking in power, strength, or vigor : helpless |
| supple | compliant often to the point of obsequiousness |
| scavenge | to remove (dirt, refuse, etc.) from an area |
| unfeigned | not feigned or hypocritical : genuine |
| compunction | anxiety arising from awareness of guilt |
| retrieve | to locate and bring in (killed or wounded game) |
| rapt | lifted up and carried away |