GRE Word List

FRACAS

a noisy quarrel : brawl

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

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WordMeaning
discounta reduction made from the gross (see gross
proliferateto grow by rapid production of new parts, cells, buds, or offspring
mutterto utter sounds or words indistinctly or with a low voice and with the lips partly closed
seemlygood-looking
meniala person doing menial work
blareto sound loud and strident
herbivorousfeeding on plants
humusa brown or black complex variable material resulting from partial decomposition of plant or animal matter and forming the organic (see organic
staticexerting force by reason of weight alone without motion
missilecapable of being thrown or projected to strike a distant object