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 |
|---|---|
| lagoon | a shallow sound, channel, or pond near or communicating with a larger body of water |
| writ | something written : writing |
| auspicious | showing or suggesting that future success is likely : propitious |
| cache | a hiding place especially for concealing and preserving provisions or implements |
| withdrawn | removed from immediate contact or easy approach : isolated |
| decrepitude | the quality or state of being decrepit |
| untenable | not able to be defended |
| pronounced | strongly marked : decided |
| lateral | of or relating to the side |
| hypnosis | a trancelike state that resembles sleep but is induced by a person whose suggestions are readily accepted by the subject |