GRE Word List
INTERNECINE
of, relating to, or involving conflict within a group
The meaning of the word internecine is of, relating to, or involving conflict within a group.
Random words
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acuity | keenness of perception |
fastidious | showing or demanding excessive delicacy or care |
antecedents | a substantive word, phrase, or clause whose denotation is referred to by a pronoun that typically follows the substantive (such as John in "Mary saw John and called to him") |
amorphous | having no definite form : shapeless |
relish | characteristic flavor |
drone | a stingless male bee (as of the honeybee) that has the role of mating with the queen and does not gather nectar or pollen |
assuage | to lessen the intensity of (something that pains or distresses) : ease |
espionage | the practice of spying or using spies to obtain information about the plans and activities especially of a foreign government or a competing company |
vegetate | to lead a passive existence without exertion of body or mind |
droll | having a humorous, whimsical, or odd quality |