GRE Word List

FACTITIOUS

produced by humans rather than by natural forces

The meaning of the word factitious is produced by humans rather than by natural forces.

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unwontedbeing out of the ordinary : rare
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embodyto give a body to (a spirit) : incarnate
insuperableincapable of being surmounted, overcome, passed over, or solved
dowrythe money, goods, or estate that a woman brings to her husband in marriage
moodinesssubject to depression : gloomy
disheveledmarked by disorder or disarray
decorumliterary and dramatic propriety : fitness