GRE Word List

FRACAS

a noisy quarrel : brawl

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

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WordMeaning
contingentdependent on or conditioned by something else
subjectiveof, relating to, or constituting a subject: such as
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scrimmagea minor battle : skirmish
solemnityformal or ceremonious observance of an occasion or event
facetiousjoking or jesting often inappropriately : waggish
snubto check or stop with a cutting retort : rebuke
disjunctiona sharp cleavage : disunion
granarya storehouse for threshed grain
unceremoniousnot ceremonious : informal