GRE Word List
FRACAS
a noisy quarrel : brawl
The meaning of the word fracas is a noisy quarrel : brawl.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| seemly | good-looking |
| bulk | magnitude |
| provocative | serving or tending to provoke, excite, or stimulate |
| precarious | dependent on chance circumstances, unknown conditions, or uncertain developments |
| skeptic | an adherent or advocate of skepticism |
| refractory | resisting control or authority : stubborn |
| impolitic | not politic : unwise |
| exceptionable | being likely to cause objection : objectionable |
| dishearten | to cause to lose hope, enthusiasm, or courage : to cause to lose spirit or morale |
| antecedents | a substantive word, phrase, or clause whose denotation is referred to by a pronoun that typically follows the substantive (such as John in "Mary saw John and called to him") |