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 |
|---|---|
| adorn | to enhance the appearance of especially with beautiful objects |
| layman | a person who is not a member of the clergy |
| somatic | of, relating to, or affecting the body especially as distinguished from the germplasm |
| beguile | hoodwink |
| exploit | deed |
| paean | a joyous song or hymn of praise, tribute, thanksgiving, or triumph |
| reprehensible | worthy of or deserving reprehension : culpable |
| sarcasm | a sharp and often satirical or ironic utterance designed to cut or give pain |
| cohesion | the act or state of sticking together tightly |
| antecedents | a substantive word, phrase, or clause whose denotation is referred to by a pronoun that typically follows the substantive (such as John in "Mary saw John and called to him") |