GRE Word List

FRACAS

a noisy quarrel : brawl

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

Random words

WordMeaning
concavehollowed or rounded inward like the inside of a bowl
vauntedhighly or widely praised or boasted about
galvanizeto subject to the action of an electric current especially for the purpose of stimulating physiologically
whineto utter a high-pitched plaintive or distressed cry
implodeto burst inward
circuita usually circular line encompassing an area
deferput off
bleakexposed and barren and often windswept
colossalof, relating to, or resembling a colossus
tangentialtouching lightly : incidental