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 |
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| litotes | understatement in which an affirmative is expressed by the negative of the contrary (as in "not a bad singer" or "not unhappy") |
| overt | open to view : manifest |
| horoscope | a diagram of the relative positions of planets and signs of the zodiac at a specific time (as at one's birth) for use by astrologers in inferring individual character and personality traits and in foretelling events of a person's life |
| decelerate | to reduce the speed of : slow down |
| supplicant | one who supplicates |
| epitaph | an inscription on or at a tomb or a grave in memory of the one buried there |
| sluggish | averse to activity or exertion : indolent |
| chorus | a company of singers and dancers in Athenian drama participating in or commenting on the action |
| flirt | to move erratically : flit |
| wholesome | promoting health or well-being of mind or spirit |