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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WordMeaning
feintsomething feigned
threshto separate seed from (a harvested plant) mechanically
poisebalance
nepotismfavoritism (as in appointment to a job) based on kinship
gratiswithout charge or recompense : free
obituarya notice of a person's death usually with a short biographical account
homagea feudal ceremony by which a man acknowledges himself the vassal of a lord
recountto relate in detail : narrate
precariousdependent on chance circumstances, unknown conditions, or uncertain developments
vagrantone who has no established residence and wanders idly from place to place without lawful or visible means of support