GRE Word List
BICKER
petulant quarreling : altercation
The meaning of the word bicker is petulant quarreling : altercation.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| comity | friendly social atmosphere : social harmony |
| metaphor | a figure of speech in which a word or phrase literally denoting one kind of object or idea is used in place of another to suggest a likeness or analogy between them (as in drowning in money) |
| pertinent | having a clear decisive relevance to the matter in hand |
| discordant | being at variance : disagreeing |
| devious | wandering |
| chronic | continuing or occurring again and again for a long time |
| propinquity | nearness of blood : kinship |
| toss | to throw with a quick, light, or careless motion or with a sudden jerk |
| simian | of, relating to, or resembling monkeys or apes |
| confiscate | appropriated by the government : forfeited |