GRE Word List
FACTION
a party or group (as within a government) that is often contentious or self-seeking : clique
The meaning of the word faction is a party or group (as within a government) that is often contentious or self-seeking : clique.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| surge | to rise and fall actively : toss |
| overt | open to view : manifest |
| noisome | noxious |
| filigree | ornamental work especially of fine wire of gold, silver, or copper applied chiefly to gold and silver surfaces |
| sprout | to grow, spring up, or come forth as or as if a sprout |
| stipulate | to make an agreement or covenant to do or forbear something : contract |
| ballast | a heavy substance (such as rocks or water) placed in such a way as to improve stability and control (as of the draft of a ship or the buoyancy of a balloon or submarine) |
| rooster | an adult male domestic chicken |
| undertaker | one who undertakes : one who takes the risk and management of business : entrepreneur |
| libretto | the text of a work (such as an opera) for the musical theater |