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 |
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rummage | to make a thorough search or investigation |
rebus | a representation of words or syllables by pictures of objects or by symbols whose names resemble the intended words or syllables in sound |
ambush | to attack by surprise from a hidden place : waylay |
circuitous | having a circular or winding course |
placid | serenely free of interruption or disturbance |
quotidian | occurring every day |
gnarled | full of knots or gnarls : knotty |
crypt | a chamber (such as a vault) wholly or partly underground |
persist | to go on resolutely or stubbornly in spite of opposition, importunity, or warning |
chasten | to correct by punishment or suffering : discipline |