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 |
|---|---|
| pathetic | having a capacity to move one to either compassionate or contemptuous pity |
| relegate | to send into exile : banish |
| velocity | quickness of motion : speed |
| sophistry | subtly deceptive reasoning or argumentation |
| recumbent | suggestive of repose : leaning |
| pallid | deficient in color : wan |
| disaffected | discontented and resentful especially against authority : rebellious |
| archives | a place in which public records or historical materials (such as documents) are preserved |
| implacable | not placable : not capable of being appeased, significantly changed, or mitigated |
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