GRE Word List
FRACTIOUS
tending to be troublesome : unruly
The meaning of the word fractious is tending to be troublesome : unruly.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| prohibitive | tending to prohibit or restrain |
| mulct | fine |
| depreciate | to lower in honor or esteem |
| consolidation | the act or process of consolidating : the state of being consolidated |
| amulet | a charm (such as an ornament) often inscribed with a magic incantation or symbol to aid the wearer or protect against evil (such as disease or witchcraft) |
| sparse | of few and scattered elements |
| preponderance | a superiority in weight, power, importance, or strength |
| compensatory | to be equivalent to : counterbalance |
| thrash | to beat soundly with or as if with a stick or whip : flog |
| lot | an object used as a counter in determining a question by chance see also throw in one's lot with |