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 |
|---|---|
| refectory | a dining hall (as in a monastery or college) |
| motley | variegated in color |
| rationale | an explanation of controlling principles of opinion, belief, practice, or phenomena |
| gratuitous | not called for by the circumstances : not necessary, appropriate, or justified : unwarranted |
| conglomeration | the act of conglomerating : the state of being conglomerated |
| run-down | an item-by-item report or review : summary |
| hapless | having no luck : unfortunate |
| skulduggery | underhanded or unscrupulous behavior |
| rebus | a representation of words or syllables by pictures of objects or by symbols whose names resemble the intended words or syllables in sound |
| sycophant | a servile self-seeking flatterer |