GRE Word List
FRACAS
a noisy quarrel : brawl
The meaning of the word fracas is a noisy quarrel : brawl.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| ephemeral | lasting a very short time |
| canker | an erosive or spreading sore |
| diversion | the act or an instance of diverting or straying from a course, activity, or use : deviation |
| badinage | playful repartee : banter |
| consequential | of the nature of a secondary result : indirect |
| paroxysm | a fit, attack, or sudden increase or recurrence of symptoms (as of a disease) : convulsion |
| glaring | having a fixed look of hostility, fierceness, or anger |
| swamp | a wetland often partially or intermittently covered with water |
| plausible | superficially fair, reasonable, or valuable but often specious |
| irreparable | not reparable : irremediable |