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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|---|---|
| corpus | the body of a human or animal especially when dead |
| pronounced | strongly marked : decided |
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| secession | withdrawal into privacy or solitude : retirement |
| irony | the use of words to express something other than and especially the opposite of the literal meaning |
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