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.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
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| forlorn | bereft |
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| irreverence | lack of reverence |
| rarefied | being less dense |
| ruse | a wily subterfuge |
| waif | a stray person or animal |
| denouement | the final outcome of the main dramatic complication in a literary work |
| temperament | characteristic or habitual inclination or mode of emotional response |
| perennial | present at all seasons of the year |