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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effeminate | having feminine qualities untypical of a man : not manly in appearance or manner |
premonition | previous notice or warning : forewarning |
impotent | not potent : lacking in power, strength, or vigor : helpless |
loiter | to delay an activity with idle stops and pauses : dawdle |
indemnify | to secure against hurt, loss, or damage |
brittle | easily broken, cracked, or snapped |
obfuscate | to throw into shadow : darken |
abolish | to end the observance or effect of (something, such as a law) : to completely do away with (something) : annul |
canard | a false or unfounded report or story |
dwindle | to become steadily less : shrink |