GRE Word List
BICKER
petulant quarreling : altercation
The meaning of the word bicker is petulant quarreling : altercation.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| prophylactic | guarding from or preventing the spread or occurrence of disease or infection |
| imperil | to bring into peril : endanger |
| ambush | to attack by surprise from a hidden place : waylay |
| dissuade | to advise (a person) against something |
| belittle | to speak slightingly of : disparage |
| overblown | past the prime of bloom |
| primogeniture | the state of being the firstborn of the children of the same parents |
| idiosyncrasy | a peculiarity of constitution or temperament : an individualizing characteristic or quality |
| dehydrate | to remove bound water or hydrogen and oxygen from (a chemical compound) in the proportion in which they form water |
| jab | to pierce or prod (someone or something) with or as if with a pointed object |