GRE Word List

FRACAS

a noisy quarrel : brawl

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

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WordMeaning
irasciblemarked by hot temper and easily provoked anger
intimidateto make timid or fearful : frighten
epigrama concise poem dealing pointedly and often satirically with a single thought or event and often ending with an ingenious turn of thought
cessationa temporary or final ceasing (as of action) : stop
mementosomething that serves to warn or remind
kneadto work and press into a mass with or as if with the hands
chicanerydeception by artful subterfuge or sophistry : trickery
deliriuman acute (see acute
ruminantan animal that chews the cud
cacophonousmarked by cacophony : harsh-sounding