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 |
|---|---|
| reserve | to hold in reserve : keep back |
| domineer | to exercise arbitrary or overbearing control |
| palate | the roof of the mouth separating the mouth from the nasal cavity see hard palate |
| coalition | the act of coalescing : union |
| scurvy | a disease caused by a lack of vitamin C and characterized by spongy gums, loosening of the teeth, and a bleeding into the skin and mucous membranes |
| maculated | marked with spots : blotched |
| onomatopoeia | the naming of a thing or action by a vocal imitation of the sound associated with it (such as buzz, hiss) |
| truculence | the quality or state of being truculent |
| squeamish | easily nauseated : queasy |
| grumble | to mutter in discontent |