faction
nounA smaller group within a larger one that pursues its own aims or position.
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Clear all filtersA smaller group within a larger one that pursues its own aims or position.
Possible to carry out successfully under the circumstances.
To display something conspicuously in order to impress.
Weak in substance, construction, or supporting evidence.
To impose something unwanted on another person, often deceptively.
To anticipate or recognize that something is likely to happen.
To prevent or delay something through earlier action.
To encourage the growth or development of something.
Open, sincere, and direct in expressing what one thinks.
Openly candid
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To protest or denounce something loudly and forcefully.
Basic and essential to the nature or functioning of something.
Basic and essential
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The complete range of something.
The origin or beginning of something.
An excessive supply of something.
The value of final goods and services produced within a country's borders during a specified period.
A sign or forerunner of something approaching.
An arrangement of people or things in ranked levels.
Distinctive of a particular person or thing, often in an unusual way.
One word family: also includes idiosyncrasy.
Distinctive to an individual
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The worship of idols or excessive devotion to a person or thing.
The worship of idols or excessive devotion to a person or thing
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To weaken or damage the functioning of something.
To communicate information or provide a particular quality to something.
Convey or give
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Something that obstructs or makes progress difficult.
To drive or strongly urge someone or something toward action.
Acting hastily on impulse without enough consideration.
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