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 |
|---|---|
| proselytize | to induce someone to convert to one's faith |
| dally | to act playfully |
| crevice | a narrow opening resulting from a split or crack (as in a cliff) : fissure |
| rebuke | to criticize sharply : reprimand |
| undertaker | one who undertakes : one who takes the risk and management of business : entrepreneur |
| interstice | a space that intervenes between things |
| leeway | an allowable margin of freedom or variation : tolerance |
| inimical | being adverse often by reason of hostility or malevolence |
| fetter | a chain or shackle for the feet |
| prosody | the study of versification |