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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WordMeaning
prescienceforeknowledge of events:
irreverencelack of reverence
gildto overlay with or as if with a thin covering of gold
promiscuoushaving or involving many sexual partners : not restricted to one sexual partner or few sexual partners
filthfoul or putrid matter
infallibleincapable of error : unerring
bluffhaving a broad flattened front
criteriaa standard on which a judgment or decision may be based
imprecationcurse
outskirtsa part remote from the center : border