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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implodeto burst inward
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irrefutableimpossible to refute : incontrovertible
subtletythe quality or state of being subtle
tenantone who has the occupation or temporary possession of lands or tenements of another
sublimeto cause to pass directly from the solid to the vapor state and condense back to solid form
thralla state of servitude or submission
incommodiousnot commodious : inconvenient
disperseto cause to break up (see break up
whima capricious or eccentric and often sudden idea or turn of the mind : fancy