GRE Word List

FRACAS

a noisy quarrel : brawl

The meaning of the word fracas is a noisy quarrel : brawl.

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WordMeaning
fashionthe prevailing style (as in dress) during a particular time
venalcapable of being bought or obtained for money or other valuable consideration : purchasable
embezzlementto appropriate (something, such as property entrusted to one's care) fraudulently to one's own use
comeuppancea deserved rebuke or penalty : deserts
irrefutableimpossible to refute : incontrovertible
mollycoddleto treat with an excessive or absurd degree of indulgence and attention
irasciblemarked by hot temper and easily provoked anger
catalysta substance that enables a chemical reaction to proceed at a usually faster rate or under different conditions (as at a lower temperature) than otherwise possible
askewout of line : at an angle
interpolateto alter or corrupt (something, such as a text) by inserting new or foreign matter