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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WordMeaning
aphorisma concise statement of a principle
dialecticalof, relating to, or in accordance with dialectic
flaira skill or instinctive ability to appreciate or make good use of something : talent
confinesomething (such as borders or walls) that encloses
tepidmoderately warm : lukewarm
paroxysma fit, attack, or sudden increase or recurrence of symptoms (as of a disease) : convulsion
nicetythe quality or state of being nice
presagesomething that foreshadows or portends a future event : omen
sepulchera place of burial : tomb
deducibleto determine by reasoning or deduction