GRE Word List
BICKER
petulant quarreling : altercation
The meaning of the word bicker is petulant quarreling : altercation.
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contraband | illegal or prohibited traffic in goods : smuggling |
edify | to instruct and improve especially in moral and religious knowledge : uplift |
meander | a winding path or course |
derision | the use of ridicule or scorn to show contempt |
vituperative | uttering or given to censure : containing or characterized by verbal abuse |
subordinate | placed in or occupying a lower class, rank, or position : inferior |
propinquity | nearness of blood : kinship |
regale | to entertain sumptuously : feast with delicacies |
piecemeal | one piece at a time : gradually |
exigency | that which is required in a particular situation |