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 |
|---|---|
| somber | so shaded as to be dark and gloomy |
| servitude | a condition in which one lacks liberty especially to determine one's course of action or way of life |
| centripetal | proceeding or acting in a direction toward a center or axis |
| tirade | a protracted speech usually marked by intemperate, vituperative, or harshly censorious language |
| ellipsis | the omission of one or more words that are obviously understood but that must be supplied to make a construction grammatically complete |
| rant | to talk in a noisy, excited, or declamatory manner |
| arrogance | an attitude of superiority manifested in an overbearing manner or in presumptuous claims or assumptions |
| maraud | to roam about and raid in search of plunder |
| contaminate | to soil, stain, corrupt, or infect by contact or association |
| lax | loose |