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 |
|---|---|
| overthrow | overturn |
| devolve | to pass on (something, such as responsibility, rights, or powers) from one person or entity to another |
| nonentity | something that does not exist or exists only in the imagination |
| maverick | an unbranded range animal |
| phalanx | a body of heavily armed infantry in ancient Greece formed in close deep ranks and files |
| withstand | to stand up against : oppose with firm determination |
| congeal | to change from a fluid to a solid state by or as if by cold |
| allude | to make indirect reference |
| perversion | the action of perverting : the condition of being perverted |
| nourishment | food |