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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| ambiguous | doubtful or uncertain especially from obscurity or indistinctness |
| voyeur | someone who obtains sexual gratification from observing unsuspecting individuals who are partly undressed, naked, or engaged in sexual acts |
| denomination | an act of denominating |
| miscellaneous | consisting of diverse things or members : heterogeneous |
| fickle | marked by lack of steadfastness, constancy, or stability : given to erratic changeableness |
| psychosis | a serious mental illness (such as schizophrenia) characterized by defective or lost contact with reality often with hallucinations or delusions |
| mantle | a loose sleeveless garment worn over other clothes : cloak |
| rudimentary | consisting in first principles : fundamental |
| commune | talk over |
| frigid | intensely cold |