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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taintto contaminate morally : corrupt
spartana native or inhabitant of ancient Sparta
latentpresent and capable of emerging or developing but not now visible, obvious, active, or symptomatic
fraya usually disorderly or protracted fight, struggle, or dispute
anticlimaxthe usually sudden transition in discourse from a significant idea to a trivial or ludicrous idea
glazeto furnish or fit with glass
abaseto lower in rank, office, prestige, or esteem
retortto pay or hurl back : return
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