5th box -Flashcards

(adj.) subject to or open for discussion or debate; The discussion of extending the girl's curfew was a moot point.

(adj.) being too long, as in a description or expression; a roundabout, indirect, or ungainly way of expressing something; It was a circumlocutory documentary that could have been cut to half its running time to say twice as much.

(n.) a noisy commotion; disturbance; The tumult was caused by two boys wanting the same toy. After the tumult, I found it difficult to resume my studies.

(adj.) rebellious; apt to quarrel; Fractious siblings aggravate their parents.