GRE Word List
FACTIOUS
of or relating to faction: such as
The meaning of the word factious is of or relating to faction: such as.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| furtive | done in a quiet and secretive way to avoid being noticed : surreptitious |
| pathetic | having a capacity to move one to either compassionate or contemptuous pity |
| immolate | to kill or destroy especially by fire |
| rousing | giving rise to excitement : stirring |
| sporadic | occurring occasionally, singly, or in irregular or random instances |
| stockade | a line of stout posts set firmly to form a defense |
| speechless | unable to speak : dumb |
| swell | to expand (as in size, volume, or numbers) gradually beyond a normal or original limit |
| scurrilous | using or given to coarse language |
| brawny | muscular |