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 |
|---|---|
| vagrant | one who has no established residence and wanders idly from place to place without lawful or visible means of support |
| amend | to put right |
| bromide | a binary compound of bromine with another element or a radical including some (such as potassium bromide) used as sedatives |
| unilateral | done or undertaken by one person or party |
| commiserate | to feel or express sympathy : condole |
| invalid | not valid: |
| checkered | marked by alternating squares of different colors, shades, or materials |
| sunder | to break apart or in two : separate by or as if by violence or by intervening time or space |
| swear-word | word considered offensive; Ex. ``bloody'' |
| frieze | a heavy durable coarse wool and shoddy fabric with a rough surface |