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 |
|---|---|
| conformity | correspondence in form, manner, or character : agreement |
| foil | to prevent from attaining an end : defeat |
| intractable | not easily governed, managed, or directed |
| reactionary | relating to, marked by, or favoring reaction |
| rarefied | being less dense |
| breach | infraction or violation of a law, obligation, tie, or standard |
| sleigh | an open usually horse-drawn vehicle with runners for use on snow or ice |
| lunatic | affected with a severely disordered state of mind : insane |
| lucid | suffused with light : luminous |
| penance | an act of self-abasement, mortification (see mortification |