GRE Word List

FRACAS

a noisy quarrel : brawl

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

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cholericeasily moved to often unreasonable or excessive anger : hot-tempered
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stanzaa division of a poem consisting of a series of lines arranged together in a usually recurring pattern of meter and rhyme : strophe
imperceptiblenot perceptible by a sense or by the mind : extremely slight, gradual, or subtle
novicea person admitted to probationary membership in a religious community
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unscathedwholly unharmed : not injured
chaoticmarked by chaos or being in a state of chaos : completely confused or disordered
laconicusing or involving the use of a minimum of words : concise to the point of seeming rude or mysterious
brandishto shake or wave (something, such as a weapon) menacingly