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
| Word | Meaning |
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| isotope | any of two or more species of atoms of a chemical element with the same atomic number and nearly identical chemical behavior but with differing atomic mass or mass number and different physical properties |
| sparse | of few and scattered elements |
| enjoin | to direct or impose by authoritative order or with urgent admonition |
| hireling | a person who serves for hire especially for purely mercenary motives |
| blowhard | an arrogantly and pompously boastful or opinionated person : braggart |
| verge | brink |
| heterodox | contrary to or different from an acknowledged standard, a traditional form, or an established religion : unorthodox |
| narrative | something that is narrated : story |
| puerile | juvenile |
| servile | of or befitting a menial position |