GRE Word List
ALTERCATION
noisy quarrel
The meaning of the word altercation is noisy quarrel.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| sluggard | lazy person |
| malefactor | evildoer; criminal |
| import | significance; importance; meaning |
| emasculate | weaken; castrate |
| dyslexia | word blindness; learning disorder marked by impairment of the ability to read |
| taper | very thin candle; gradual decrease in the width of a long object; V. make or become gradually narrower toward one end |
| quotidian | daily; commonplace; customary; Ex. quotidian routine |
| pastiche | imitation of another's style in musical composition or in writing; work of art openly imitating the works of other artists |
| immure | imprison; shut up in confinement; CF. wall |
| impolitic | not wise; not expedient; not politic |
