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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| misconstrue | to interpret (something, such as a statement or action) wrongly : misinterpret |
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| precocious | exceptionally early in development or occurrence |
| harass | exhaust |
| nostalgia | a wistful or excessively sentimental yearning for return to or of some past period or irrecoverable condition |
| contaminate | to soil, stain, corrupt, or infect by contact or association |
| hindsight | perception of the nature of an event after it has happened |
| fraught | full of or accompanied by something specified |
| retain | to keep in possession or use |
| disputatious | inclined to dispute |