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 |
|---|---|
| tract | a system of body parts or organs that act together to perform some function |
| dart | a light spear |
| indentation | the blank space produced by indenting : indention |
| dowse | to plunge into water |
| plagiarize | to steal and pass off (the ideas or words of another) as one's own : use (another's production) without crediting the source |
| skulduggery | underhanded or unscrupulous behavior |
| bilk | to block the free development of : frustrate |
| demise | death |
| seasoned | a time characterized by a particular circumstance or feature |
| ballast | a heavy substance (such as rocks or water) placed in such a way as to improve stability and control (as of the draft of a ship or the buoyancy of a balloon or submarine) |