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 |
|---|---|
| marred | to ruin or diminish the perfection or wholeness of : spoil |
| cohesion | the act or state of sticking together tightly |
| cozen | to deceive, win over, or induce to do something by artful coaxing and wheedling or shrewd trickery |
| dilettante | a person having a superficial interest in an art or a branch of knowledge : dabbler |
| musky | having an odor of or resembling musk |
| recalcitrant | obstinately defiant of authority or restraint |
| phylum | a direct line of descent within a group |
| dribble | to issue sporadically and in small bits |
| refrain | curb |
| optimist | a person who is inclined to be hopeful and to expect good outcomes : someone who is given to optimism |