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 |
|---|---|
| histrionic | deliberately affected : overly dramatic or emotional : theatrical |
| blemish | to spoil by a flaw |
| complicity | association or participation in or as if in a wrongful act |
| osseous | bony |
| trigger | a piece (such as a lever) connected with a catch or detent as a means of releasing it |
| benison | blessing |
| conducive | tending to promote or assist |
| canvass | to go through (a district) or go to (persons) in order to solicit orders or political support or to determine opinions or sentiments |
| carnivorous | subsisting or feeding on animal tissues |
| lavish | expending or bestowing profusely : prodigal |