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 |
|---|---|
| paucity | smallness of number : fewness |
| promulgate | to make (an idea, belief, etc.) known to many people by open declaration : proclaim |
| hoary | gray or white with or as if with age |
| formidable | causing fear, dread, or apprehension |
| countenance | look |
| stately | marked by lofty or imposing dignity |
| eschew | to avoid habitually especially on moral or practical grounds : shun |
| ravine | a small narrow steep-sided valley that is larger than a gully and smaller than a canyon and that is usually worn by running water |
| tumult | disorderly agitation or milling about of a crowd usually with uproar and confusion of voices : commotion |
| affliction | a cause of persistent pain or distress |