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 |
|---|---|
| oblivion | the fact or condition of not remembering : a state marked by lack of awareness or consciousness |
| lewd | obscene |
| altruistic | relating to or given to altruism: |
| erudite | having or showing knowledge that is gained by studying : possessing or displaying erudition |
| convention | agreement |
| rejuvenate | to make young or youthful again : give new vigor to |
| pedestrian | commonplace |
| reprove | to scold or correct usually gently or with kindly intent |
| vulture | any of various large birds (families Accipitridae and Cathartidae) that are related to the hawks, eagles, and falcons but have weaker claws and the head usually naked and that subsist chiefly or entirely on carrion |
| retrograde | having or being motion in a direction contrary to that of the general motion of similar bodies and especially east to west among the stars |