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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WordMeaning
precursorone that precedes and indicates the approach of another
listlesscharacterized by lack of interest, energy, or spirit
ramshackleappearing ready to collapse : rickety
alliterationthe repetition of usually initial consonant sounds in two or more neighboring words or syllables (such as wild and woolly, threatening throngs)
polarof or relating to a geographic pole or the region around it
incipientbeginning to come into being or to become apparent
unassailablenot assailable : not liable to doubt, attack, or question
decrepitudethe quality or state of being decrepit
discursivemoving from topic to topic without order : rambling
turbidthick or opaque with or as if with roiled sediment