GRE Word List
FACETIOUS
joking or jesting often inappropriately : waggish
The meaning of the word facetious is joking or jesting often inappropriately : waggish.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| outspoken | direct and open in speech or expression : frank |
| writhe | to twist into coils or folds |
| asinine | extremely or utterly foolish or silly |
| decoy | a pond into which wildfowl are lured for capture |
| carping | marked by or inclined to querulous and often perverse criticism |
| iridescent | having or exhibiting iridescence |
| corrosive | tending or having the power to corrode |
| immure | to enclose within or as if within walls |
| tether | a line (as of rope or chain) by which an animal is fastened so as to restrict its range of movement |
| inviolable | secure from violation or profanation |