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 |
|---|---|
| injurious | inflicting or tending to inflict injury : detrimental |
| ruffian | a brutal person : bully |
| impolitic | not politic : unwise |
| derivative | a word formed from another word or base : a word formed by derivation |
| reckon | count |
| nondescript | belonging or appearing to belong to no particular class or kind : not easily described |
| zeal | eagerness and ardent interest in pursuit of something : fervor |
| colloquy | conversation |
| tether | a line (as of rope or chain) by which an animal is fastened so as to restrict its range of movement |
| conveyance | the action of conveying |