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 |
|---|---|
| momentum | a property (see property |
| solicit | to make petition to : entreat |
| podium | a low wall serving as a foundation or terrace wall: such as |
| maelstrom | a powerful often violent whirlpool sucking in objects within a given radius |
| actuary | clerk |
| oath | a solemn usually formal calling upon God or a god to witness to the truth of what one says or to witness that one sincerely intends to do what one says |
| amass | to collect for oneself : accumulate |
| incumbent | the holder of an office or ecclesiastical benefice |
| schism | division |
| labyrinth | a place constructed of or full of intricate passageways and blind alleys |