GRE Word List
FACTITIOUS
artificial; produced artificially; sham; false; Ex. factitious tears
The meaning of the word factitious is artificial; produced artificially; sham; false; Ex. factitious tears.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| incandescent | strikingly bright; shining with intense heat; emitting visible light when heated; Ex. incandescent light bulb; CF. candle |
| refulgent | effulgent; brilliant; brightly shining; gleaming; Ex. refulgent moon |
| squeamish | easily shocked or sickened by unpleasant things; fastidious; Ex. A nurse should not be squeamish. |
| annul | make void |
| unearth | dig up; discover (facts) by careful searching; Ex. He unearthed some secrets about her; OP. conceal |
| genuflect | bend the knee as in worship |
| bound | leap or spring; limit or confine; constitute the limit of; Ex. bounded by Canada; N: leap or jumping; boundary; ADJ: certain; having a duty to do something (legally or morally); confined by bonds; Ex. We are bound to be late; Ex. I am bound to say my opinion; CF. bounce, rebound |
| haughtiness | pride; arrogance; ADJ. haughty |
| hydrophobia | fear of water; rabies |
| acetic | vinegary |
