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 |
|---|---|
| charisma | a personal magic of leadership arousing special popular loyalty or enthusiasm for a public figure (such as a political leader) |
| vagrant | one who has no established residence and wanders idly from place to place without lawful or visible means of support |
| prognosticate | to foretell from signs or symptoms : predict |
| disport | sport |
| umbrage | a feeling of pique or resentment at some often fancied slight or insult |
| stink | to emit a strong offensive odor |
| drudge | to do hard, menial, or monotonous work |
| decomposition | to separate into constituent parts or elements or into simpler compounds |
| cue | the letter q |
| pusillanimous | lacking courage and resolution : marked by contemptible timidity |