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
usagefirmly established and generally accepted practice or procedure
engagedinvolved in activity : occupied
disaffecteddiscontented and resentful especially against authority : rebellious
sunderto break apart or in two : separate by or as if by violence or by intervening time or space
zealeagerness and ardent interest in pursuit of something : fervor
stiltedpompous
anonymitythe quality or state of being anonymous
institutionalizeto make into an institution : give character of an institution to
motifa usually recurring salient thematic element (as in the arts)
studiousassiduous in the pursuit of learning