GRE Word List
FRACTIOUS
tending to be troublesome : unruly
The meaning of the word fractious is tending to be troublesome : unruly.
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|---|---|
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| ingenue | a naive girl or young woman |
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| interminable | having or seeming to have no end |
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| brochure | pamphlet |
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