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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WordMeaning
interjectionan ejaculatory utterance usually lacking grammatical connection: such as
esotericdesigned for or understood by the specially initiated alone
pragmaticrelating to matters of fact or practical affairs often to the exclusion of intellectual or artistic matters : practical as opposed to idealistic
onusburden
emissaryone designated as the agent of another : representative
adagea saying often in metaphorical form that typically embodies a common observation
depleteto empty of a principal substance
cavaliermarked by or given to offhand and often disdainful (see disdain
puzzleto offer or represent to (someone) a problem difficult to solve or a situation difficult to resolve : challenge mentally
implicitcapable of being understood from something else though unexpressed : implied