GRE Word List

FRACAS

a noisy quarrel : brawl

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

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WordMeaning
doctrinea principle or position or the body of principles in a branch of knowledge or system of belief : dogma
satiatefilled to satiety
broodthe young of an animal or a family of young
inconsequentialof no significance : unimportant
altercationa noisy, heated, angry dispute
bucolicof or relating to shepherds or herdsmen : pastoral
decelerateto reduce the speed of : slow down
arraignto call (a defendant) before a court to answer to an indictment : charge
premisea proposition antecedently supposed or proved as a basis of argument or inference
scuffleto struggle at close quarters with disorder and confusion