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 |
|---|---|
| fete | festival |
| ingrained | forming a part of the essence or inmost being : deep-seated |
| sophistry | subtly deceptive reasoning or argumentation |
| unassailable | not assailable : not liable to doubt, attack, or question |
| importune | to press or urge with troublesome persistence |
| graze | to feed on growing herbage, attached algae, or phytoplankton |
| botch | an inflammatory sore |
| expose | to deprive of shelter, protection, or care : subject to risk from a harmful action or condition |
| circumlocution | the use of an unnecessarily large number of words to express an idea |
| checkered | marked by alternating squares of different colors, shades, or materials |