GRE Word List
FRACAS
a noisy quarrel : brawl
The meaning of the word fracas is a noisy quarrel : brawl.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| fracas | a noisy quarrel : brawl |
| travail | work especially of a painful or laborious nature : toil |
| mischance | bad luck |
| tether | a line (as of rope or chain) by which an animal is fastened so as to restrict its range of movement |
| diversion | the act or an instance of diverting or straying from a course, activity, or use : deviation |
| odium | the state or fact of being subjected to hatred and contempt as a result of a despicable act or blameworthy circumstance |
| incur | to become liable or subject to : bring down upon oneself |
| mite | any of numerous small acarid arachnids that often infest animals, plants, and stored foods and include important disease vectors |
| automaton | a mechanism that is relatively self-operating |
| resignation | an act or instance of resigning something : surrender |