GRE Word List

BICKER

petulant quarreling : altercation

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

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intrinsicbelonging to the essential nature or constitution of a thing
draughta rough written version of something that is not yet in its final form; to write the first rough version of something such as a letter, speech, book or law; to choose people and send them somewhere for a special task
presagesomething that foreshadows or portends a future event : omen
tantalizeto tease or torment by or as if by presenting something desirable to the view but continually keeping it out of reach
disinterestednot having the mind or feelings engaged (see engaged
aplombcomplete and confident composure or self-assurance : poise
amputateto remove by or as if by cutting
commensuratecorresponding in size, extent, amount, or degree : proportionate
marsupialany of an order (Marsupialia) of mammals comprising kangaroos, wombats, bandicoots, opossums, and related animals that do not develop a true placenta and that usually have a pouch on the abdomen of the female which covers the teats and serves to carry the young
introspectivecharacterized by examination of one's own thoughts and feelings : thoughtfully reflective : employing, marked by, or tending to introspection