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 |
|---|---|
| provenance | origin |
| reinstate | to place again (as in possession or in a former position) |
| prompt | to move to action : incite |
| pugilist | fighter |
| initiate | to cause or facilitate the beginning of : set going |
| annul | to declare or make legally invalid or void |
| latch | to lay hold with or as if with the hands or arms |
| orthography | the art of writing words with the proper letters according to standard usage |
| expatriate | banish |
| leaven | a substance (such as yeast) used to produce fermentation in dough or a liquid |