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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condimentssomething used to enhance the flavor of food
centrifugea machine using centrifugal force for separating substances of different densities, for removing moisture, or for simulating gravitational effects
counterpartone of two corresponding copies of a legal instrument : duplicate
forebodingthe act of one who forebodes
protocolan original draft, minute, or record of a document or transaction
loftyelevated in character and spirit : noble
vertebrateany 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
maculatedmarked with spots : blotched
flutterto flap the wings rapidly
expeditiousmarked by or acting with prompt efficiency