GRE Word List
FACETIOUS
joking or jesting often inappropriately : waggish
The meaning of the word facetious is joking or jesting often inappropriately : waggish.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
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| dappled | marked with small spots or patches contrasting with the background |
| gruff | rough, brusque, or stern in manner, speech, or aspect |
| aggregate | formed by the collection of units or particles into a body, mass, or amount : collective |
| scapegoat | a goat upon whose head are symbolically placed the sins of the people after which he is sent into the wilderness in the biblical ceremony for Yom Kippur |
| mingle | to bring or mix together or with something else usually without fundamental loss of identity : intermix |
| supplicant | one who supplicates |
| rife | prevalent especially to an increasing degree |