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 |
|---|---|
| permissive | granted on sufferance : tolerated |
| distort | to twist (see twist |
| emend | to correct usually by textual alterations |
| lush | growing vigorously especially with luxuriant foliage |
| filibuster | an irregular military adventurer |
| lament | to mourn aloud : wail |
| plagiarize | to steal and pass off (the ideas or words of another) as one's own : use (another's production) without crediting the source |
| hypochondriac | hypochondriacal |
| testator | a person who dies leaving a will or testament in force |
| inert | lacking the power to move |