GRE Word List

FRACAS

a noisy quarrel : brawl

The meaning of the word fracas is a noisy quarrel : brawl.

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ephemerallasting a very short time
cankeran erosive or spreading sore
diversionthe act or an instance of diverting or straying from a course, activity, or use : deviation
badinageplayful repartee : banter
consequentialof the nature of a secondary result : indirect
paroxysma fit, attack, or sudden increase or recurrence of symptoms (as of a disease) : convulsion
glaringhaving a fixed look of hostility, fierceness, or anger
swampa wetland often partially or intermittently covered with water
plausiblesuperficially fair, reasonable, or valuable but often specious
irreparablenot reparable : irremediable