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 |
|---|---|
| sedate | keeping a quiet steady attitude or pace : unruffled |
| effective | producing a decided, decisive, or desired effect |
| propound | to offer for discussion or consideration |
| squander | to spend extravagantly or foolishly : dissipate |
| minatory | having a menacing quality |
| bureaucracy | a body of nonelected government officials |
| rivulet | a small stream |
| beseech | to beg for urgently or anxiously |
| canvass | to go through (a district) or go to (persons) in order to solicit orders or political support or to determine opinions or sentiments |
| pass_off | present falsely; represent falsely to be |