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 |
|---|---|
| contingent | dependent on or conditioned by something else |
| subjective | of, relating to, or constituting a subject: such as |
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| scrimmage | a minor battle : skirmish |
| solemnity | formal or ceremonious observance of an occasion or event |
| facetious | joking or jesting often inappropriately : waggish |
| snub | to check or stop with a cutting retort : rebuke |
| disjunction | a sharp cleavage : disunion |
| granary | a storehouse for threshed grain |
| unceremonious | not ceremonious : informal |