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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| scintilla | spark |
| pacify | to allay the anger or agitation of : soothe |
| disenfranchise | to deprive of a franchise, of a legal right, or of some privilege or immunity |
| gall | brazen boldness coupled with impudent assurance and insolence |
| obsequious | marked by or exhibiting a fawning attentiveness |
| colander | a perforated utensil for washing or draining food |
| defame | to harm the reputation of by communicating false statements about : to harm the reputation of by libel (see libel |
| bivouac | a usually temporary encampment under little or no shelter |
| deducible | to determine by reasoning or deduction |
| quandary | a state of perplexity or doubt |