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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| pan | a usually broad, shallow, and open container for domestic use (as for cooking) |
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| expurgate | to cleanse of something morally harmful, offensive, or erroneous |
| crux | a puzzling or difficult problem : an unsolved question |
| discernible | able to be perceived by a sense (such as sight or smell) or by the mind : capable of being discerned |
| orthodox | conforming to established doctrine especially in religion |
| obstinate | stubbornly adhering to an opinion, purpose, or course in spite of reason, arguments, or persuasion |
| millennium | the thousand years mentioned in Revelation (see revelation |
| liquidate | to determine by agreement or by litigation the precise amount of (indebtedness, damages, or accounts) |
| clangor | a resounding clang or medley of clangs |