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 |
|---|---|
| discompose | to destroy the composure of |
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| endear | to cause to become beloved or admired |
| diffuse | being at once verbose and ill-organized |
| unearth | to dig up out of or as if out of the earth : exhume |
| permissive | granted on sufferance : tolerated |
| skirmish | a minor fight in war usually incidental to larger movements |
| tractable | capable of being easily led, taught, or controlled : docile |
| rivet | a headed pin or bolt of metal used for uniting two or more pieces by passing the shank through a hole in each piece and then beating or pressing down the plain end so as to make a second head |
| clangor | a resounding clang or medley of clangs |