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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| conjecture | inference formed without proof or sufficient evidence |
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| centigrade | relating to, conforming to, or having a thermometric scale on which the interval between the freezing point of water and the boiling point of water is divided into 100 degrees with 0° representing the freezing point and 100° the boiling point |
| phlegmatic | resembling, consisting of, or producing the humor phlegm |
| emulate | to strive to equal or excel |
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| empirical | originating in or based on observation or experience |