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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| waffle | a crisp cake of batter baked in a waffle iron |
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| intermittent | coming and going at intervals : not continuous |
| aegis | a shield or breastplate emblematic of majesty that was associated with Zeus and Athena |
| germ | a small mass of living substance capable of developing into an organism or one of its parts |
| nostrum | a medicine of secret composition recommended by its preparer but usually without scientific proof of its effectiveness |
| plethora | an ample amount or number : abundance |
| ductile | capable of being drawn out (see draw |
| mortician | undertaker |
| hoax | to trick into believing or accepting as genuine something false and often preposterous |