GRE Word List
BELLICOSE
favoring or inclined to start quarrels or wars
The meaning of the word bellicose is favoring or inclined to start quarrels or wars.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| abstract | disassociated from any specific instance |
| ashen | of, relating to, or made from ash wood |
| orthodox | conforming to established doctrine especially in religion |
| boorish | resembling or befitting a rude or insensitive person : resembling or befitting a boor |
| facet | any of the definable aspects that make up a subject (as of contemplation) or an object (as of consideration) |
| refraction | deflection from a straight path undergone by a light ray or energy wave in passing obliquely from one medium (such as air) into another (such as glass) in which its velocity is different |
| hindsight | perception of the nature of an event after it has happened |
| egotistical | characterized by egotism : having, showing, or arising from an exaggerated sense of self-importance |
| herpetologist | a branch of zoology dealing with reptiles and amphibians |
| pallid | deficient in color : wan |