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 |
|---|---|
| crust | the hardened exterior or surface part of bread |
| illusory | based on or producing illusion : deceptive |
| enliven | to give life, action, or spirit to : animate |
| mange | any of various persistent contagious skin diseases marked especially by eczematous inflammation and loss of hair, affecting domestic animals or sometimes humans, and caused by a minute parasitic mite compare sarcoptic mange |
| gnarled | full of knots or gnarls : knotty |
| supersede | to cause to be set aside |
| correlate | either of two things so related that one directly implies or is complementary to the other (such as husband and wife) |
| incubus | an evil spirit that lies on persons in their sleep |
| manacle | a shackle for the hand or wrist : handcuff |
| maleficent | working or productive of harm or evil : baleful |