GRE Word List
FACETIOUS
joking (often inappropriately); unserious; humorous
The meaning of the word facetious is joking (often inappropriately); unserious; humorous.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| mantle | loose sleeveless outer garment; cloak; something that covers or envelops; the layer of the earth between the crust and the core |
| august | impressive; majestic |
| chicanery | trickery; deception |
| catastrophe | calamity ; disaster |
| skim | read or glance through quickly; touch lightly in passing; brush; remove from the surface of a liquid |
| articulate | effective; distinct; expressing ideas clearly; having clear sounds; having joints; Ex. articulate speech; V: express thoughts and feeling clearly; pronounce clearly; unite by joints |
| appreciate | be thankful for; increase in worth; be thoroughly conscious of; ADJ. appreciable: enough to be felt; Ex. appreciable difference |
| fusillade | simultaneous firing or outburst (of missiles, questions, etc.) |
| confluence | flowing together; the place where two rivers flow together; crowd; gathering together |
| begrudge | envy; give or allow unwillingly; grudge; Ex. We shouldn't begrudge him his success. |
