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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| condiments | something used to enhance the flavor of food |
| centrifuge | a machine using centrifugal force for separating substances of different densities, for removing moisture, or for simulating gravitational effects |
| counterpart | one of two corresponding copies of a legal instrument : duplicate |
| foreboding | the act of one who forebodes |
| protocol | an original draft, minute, or record of a document or transaction |
| lofty | elevated in character and spirit : noble |
| vertebrate | any of a subphylum (Vertebrata) of chordates that comprises animals (such as mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fishes) typically having a bony or cartilaginous spinal column which replaces the notochord, a distinct head containing a brain which arises as an enlarged part of the nerve cord, and an internal usually bony skeleton and that includes some primitive forms (such as lampreys) in which the spinal column is absent and the notochord persists throughout life |
| maculated | marked with spots : blotched |
| flutter | to flap the wings rapidly |
| expeditious | marked by or acting with prompt efficiency |