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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| inaugurate | to induct into an office with suitable ceremonies |
| stickler | one who insists on exactness or completeness in the observance of something |
| freebooter | pirate |
| mutter | to utter sounds or words indistinctly or with a low voice and with the lips partly closed |
| vital | of the utmost importance |
| castrate | to deprive (a male animal or person) of the testes |
| circumspect | careful to consider all circumstances and possible consequences : prudent |
| skittish | lively or frisky in action : capricious |
| chaotic | marked by chaos or being in a state of chaos : completely confused or disordered |
| whim | a capricious or eccentric and often sudden idea or turn of the mind : fancy |