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 |
|---|---|
| latent | present and capable of emerging or developing but not now visible, obvious, active, or symptomatic |
| assert | to state or declare positively and often forcefully or aggressively |
| impute | to lay the responsibility or blame for (something) often falsely or unjustly |
| outlandish | of or relating to another country : foreign |
| vertebrate | any of a subphylum (Vertebrata) of chordates that comprises animals (such as mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fishes) typically having a bony or cartilaginous spinal column which replaces the notochord, a distinct head containing a brain which arises as an enlarged part of the nerve cord, and an internal usually bony skeleton and that includes some primitive forms (such as lampreys) in which the spinal column is absent and the notochord persists throughout life |
| misdemeanor | a crime less serious than a felony (see felony |
| laceration | the act of lacerating |
| disaffected | discontented and resentful especially against authority : rebellious |
| convivial | relating to, occupied with, or fond of feasting, drinking, and good company |
| rarefied | being less dense |