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
paroxysma fit, attack, or sudden increase or recurrence of symptoms (as of a disease) : convulsion
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coteriean intimate and often exclusive group of persons with a unifying common interest or purpose
beseechto beg for urgently or anxiously
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cohereto hold together firmly as parts of the same mass
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illusorybased on or producing illusion : deceptive