GRE Word List
BICKER
petulant quarreling : altercation
The meaning of the word bicker is petulant quarreling : altercation.
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| fermentation | the enzyme-catalyzed anaerobic breakdown of an energy-rich compound (such as a carbohydrate to carbon dioxide and alcohol or to an organic acid) by the action of microorganisms (such as bacteria or yeast) that occurs naturally and is commonly used in the production of various products (such as food, alcoholic beverages, and pharmaceuticals) especially by controlling microbial enzymatic activity |
| smug | highly self-satisfied |
| bugaboo | an imaginary object of fear |
| replete | fully or abundantly provided or filled |
| puny | slight or inferior in power, size, or importance : weak |
| misnomer | the misnaming of a person in a legal instrument |
| autonomous | having the right or power of self-government |
| retain | to keep in possession or use |
| voodoo | a religion that is derived from African polytheism and ancestor worship and is practiced chiefly in Haiti |
| vagrant | one who has no established residence and wanders idly from place to place without lawful or visible means of support |