| Flashcards: Latin Derivatives |
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factious
tending to cause dissention
The conservative senators have been known to call their liberal colleagues factious, and the liberals have seldom lost an opportunity to reciprocate; of course, it is possible that both sides are right.
Related English word: factiousness Latin root words: factiosus, factiosa, factiosum - partisan, factious; facio, facere, feci, factus - to make; do
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