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 |
|---|---|
| flippant | lacking proper respect or seriousness |
| variegated | having discrete markings of different colors |
| propensity | an often intense natural inclination or preference |
| buxom | vigorously or healthily plump |
| anticlimax | the usually sudden transition in discourse from a significant idea to a trivial or ludicrous idea |
| stentorian | extremely loud |
| mollify | to soothe in temper or disposition : appease |
| gratis | without charge or recompense : free |
| cognitive | of, relating to, being, or involving conscious intellectual activity (such as thinking, reasoning, or remembering) |
| manacle | a shackle for the hand or wrist : handcuff |