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

WordMeaning
prevalentgenerally or widely accepted, practiced, or favored : widespread
exhumedisinter
queruloushabitually complaining
wontaccustomed
incongruitythe quality or state of being incongruous
adventitiouscoming from another source and not inherent or innate
indigentsuffering from extreme poverty : impoverished
disbarto expel from the bar or the legal profession : deprive (an attorney) of legal status and privileges
erodeto diminish or destroy by degrees:
depleteto empty of a principal substance