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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titlethe distinguishing name of a written, printed, or filmed production
irrelevantnot relevant : inapplicable
litotesunderstatement in which an affirmative is expressed by the negative of the contrary (as in "not a bad singer" or "not unhappy")
tippleto drink liquor especially by habit or to excess
dehydrateto remove bound water or hydrogen and oxygen from (a chemical compound) in the proportion in which they form water
negateto deny the existence or truth of
archetypethe original pattern or model of which all things of the same type are representations or copies : prototype
torsothe human body apart from the head, neck, arms, and legs : the human trunk
momentoushaving great or lasting importance : consequential
sacrosanctmost sacred or holy : inviolable