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 |
|---|---|
| precursor | one that precedes and indicates the approach of another |
| listless | characterized by lack of interest, energy, or spirit |
| ramshackle | appearing ready to collapse : rickety |
| alliteration | the repetition of usually initial consonant sounds in two or more neighboring words or syllables (such as wild and woolly, threatening throngs) |
| polar | of or relating to a geographic pole or the region around it |
| incipient | beginning to come into being or to become apparent |
| unassailable | not assailable : not liable to doubt, attack, or question |
| decrepitude | the quality or state of being decrepit |
| discursive | moving from topic to topic without order : rambling |
| turbid | thick or opaque with or as if with roiled sediment |