GRE Word List
FACETIOUS
joking or jesting often inappropriately : waggish
The meaning of the word facetious is joking or jesting often inappropriately : waggish.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| hindmost | farthest to the rear : last |
| postulate | demand |
| diva | prima donna |
| inscrutable | not readily investigated, interpreted, or understood : mysterious |
| nonchalance | the quality or state of being nonchalant |
| indices | signs; indications; Ex. indices of a student's potential; CF. index: something that reveals or indicates; sign; Ex. cost-of-living index |
| fledgling | a young bird just fledged (see fledge |
| seemly | good-looking |
| hoary | gray or white with or as if with age |
| empirical | originating in or based on observation or experience |