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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WordMeaning
meandera winding path or course
officiousvolunteering one's services where they are neither asked nor needed : meddlesome
spectralof, relating to, or suggesting a specter : ghostly
hypnosisa trancelike state that resembles sleep but is induced by a person whose suggestions are readily accepted by the subject
covertnot openly shown, engaged in, or avowed : veiled
predisposeto dispose in advance
unfetterto free from fetters
witticisma cleverly witty and often biting or ironic remark
parodya literary or musical work in which the style of an author or work is closely imitated for comic effect or in ridicule
consequentialof the nature of a secondary result : indirect