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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forgea furnace or a shop with its furnace where metal is heated and wrought : smithy
engenderbeget
analogoussimilar or comparable to something else either in general or in some specific detail
negateto deny the existence or truth of
sepulchera place of burial : tomb
riddlea mystifying, misleading, or puzzling question posed as a problem to be solved or guessed : conundrum
adjutanta staff officer in the army, air force, or marine corps who assists the commanding officer and is responsible especially for correspondence
immureto enclose within or as if within walls
pulsethe regular expansion of an artery caused by the ejection of blood into the arterial system by the contractions of the heart
impregnateto cause to be filled, imbued, permeated, or saturated