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.

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raga waste piece of cloth
anthropomorphicdescribed or thought of as having a human form or human attributes
repressto check by or as if by pressure : curb
annalsa record of events arranged in yearly sequence
prophylacticguarding from or preventing the spread or occurrence of disease or infection
hue_and_cryoutcry; loud cry or clamor; strong protest; Ex. hue and cry against the new rule
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whima capricious or eccentric and often sudden idea or turn of the mind : fancy
contrivancea thing contrived
nihilista viewpoint that traditional values and beliefs are unfounded and that existence is senseless and useless