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 |
|---|---|
| expropriate | to deprive of possession or proprietary rights |
| derelict | abandoned especially by the owner or occupant |
| prognosticate | to foretell from signs or symptoms : predict |
| impertinent | given to or characterized by insolent rudeness |
| impervious | not allowing entrance or passage : impenetrable |
| felon | one who has committed a felony |
| pharisaical | marked by hypocritical censorious self-righteousness |
| sedulous | involving or accomplished with careful perseverance |
| windfall | something (such as a tree or fruit) blown down by the wind |
| belittle | to speak slightingly of : disparage |