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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impolitic | not politic : unwise |
repulsion | the action of repulsing : the state of being repulsed |
galleon | a heavy square-rigged sailing ship of the 15th to early 18th centuries used for war or commerce especially by the Spanish |
decadence | the process of becoming decadent : the quality or state of being decadent |
fidelity | the quality or state of being faithful |
engage | to offer (something, such as one's life or word) as backing to a cause or aim : to expose to risk for the attainment or support of some end |
preternatural | existing outside of nature |
acute | characterized by sharpness or severity of sudden onset |
troth | loyal or pledged faithfulness : fidelity |
reticent | inclined to be silent or uncommunicative in speech : reserved |