GRE Word List
BRAWL
to quarrel or fight noisily : wrangle
The meaning of the word brawl is to quarrel or fight noisily : wrangle.
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jargon | the technical terminology or characteristic idiom of a special activity or group |
abolish | to end the observance or effect of (something, such as a law) : to completely do away with (something) : annul |
grotesque | a style of decorative art characterized by fanciful or fantastic human and animal forms often interwoven with foliage or similar figures that may distort the natural into absurdity, ugliness, or caricature |
atrophy | decrease in size or wasting away of a body part or tissue |
equipoise | a state of equilibrium |
purported | reputed |
alms | something (such as money or food) given freely to relieve the poor |
waft | to move or go lightly on or as if on a buoyant medium |
flowery | of, relating to, or resembling flowers |
decorous | marked by propriety and good taste : correct |