GRE Word List
FRACAS
a noisy quarrel : brawl
The meaning of the word fracas is a noisy quarrel : brawl.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| waver | to vacillate irresolutely between choices : fluctuate in opinion, allegiance, or direction |
| permissive | granted on sufferance : tolerated |
| syllogism | a deductive scheme of a formal argument consisting of a major and a minor premise and a conclusion (as in "every virtue is laudable; kindness is a virtue; therefore kindness is laudable") |
| dribble | to issue sporadically and in small bits |
| extraneous | existing on or coming from the outside |
| endear | to cause to become beloved or admired |
| swipe | a strong sweeping blow |
| overweening | arrogant |
| recast | to cast again |
| cogent | appealing forcibly to the mind or reason : convincing |