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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| paraphrase | a restatement of a text, passage, or work giving the meaning in another form |
| periphery | the perimeter of a circle or other closed curve |
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| fiasco | a complete failure |
| pejorative | a word or phrase that has negative connotations (see connotation |
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