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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vilemorally despicable or abhorrent
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unseemlynot seemly: such as
whima capricious or eccentric and often sudden idea or turn of the mind : fancy
deftcharacterized by facility and skill
importto bring from a foreign or external source: such as
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deignto condescend reluctantly and with a strong sense of the affront to one's superiority that is involved : stoop