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 |
|---|---|
| indelible | that cannot be removed, washed away, or erased |
| sobriety | the quality or state of being sober |
| healthy | enjoying good health |
| purgatory | an intermediate state after death for expiatory purification |
| spurn | to reject with disdain or contempt : scorn |
| diurnal | active chiefly in the daytime |
| convulsion | an abnormal violent and involuntary contraction or series of contractions of the muscles |
| slander | to utter slander against : defame |
| chaperon | a person (such as a matron) who for propriety (see propriety |
| tutelary | having the guardianship of a person or a thing |