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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| weary | exhausted in strength, endurance, vigor, or freshness |
| layman | a person who is not a member of the clergy |
| varnish | a liquid preparation that when applied to a surface dries to form a hard lustrous typically transparent coating |
| refraction | deflection from a straight path undergone by a light ray or energy wave in passing obliquely from one medium (such as air) into another (such as glass) in which its velocity is different |
| veto | an authoritative prohibition : interdiction |
| tutelary | having the guardianship of a person or a thing |
| tyranny | oppressive power |
| seduce | to persuade to disobedience or disloyalty |
| compatible | capable of existing together in harmony |
| gloss | a surface luster or brightness : shine |