GRE Word List

BICKER

petulant quarreling : altercation

The meaning of the word bicker is petulant quarreling : altercation.

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ostentatiousattracting or seeking to attract attention, admiration, or envy often by gaudiness or obviousness : overly elaborate or conspicuous : characterized by, fond of, or evincing ostentation
traverseto go or travel across or over
bouillona clear seasoned soup made usually from lean beef
sentientresponsive to or conscious of sense impressions
illicitnot permitted : unlawful
commemorateto call to remembrance
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philologythe study of literature and of disciplines relevant to literature or to language as used in literature
tureena deep and usually covered bowl from which foods (such as soup) are served
centrifugea machine using centrifugal force for separating substances of different densities, for removing moisture, or for simulating gravitational effects