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 |
|---|---|
| distract | to draw or direct (something, such as someone's attention) to a different object or in different directions at the same time |
| subjective | of, relating to, or constituting a subject: such as |
| inductive | of, relating to, or employing mathematical or logical induction |
| traverse | to go or travel across or over |
| grouse | any of various chiefly ground-dwelling birds (family Tetraonidae) that are usually of reddish-brown or other protective color and have feathered legs and that include many important game birds |
| altercation | a noisy, heated, angry dispute |
| engaging | tending to draw favorable attention or interest : attractive |
| holster | a leather or fabric case for carrying a firearm on the person (as on the hip or chest), on a saddle, or in a vehicle |
| braggadocio | empty boasting |
| infernal | of or relating to a nether world of the dead |