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 |
|---|---|
| unearth | to dig up out of or as if out of the earth : exhume |
| expropriate | to deprive of possession or proprietary rights |
| niggle | trifle |
| inveigle | to win over by wiles : entice |
| obsessive | tending to cause obsession |
| awe | an emotion variously combining dread, veneration, and wonder that is inspired by authority or by the sacred or sublime |
| obsolete | no longer in use or no longer useful |
| simulate | to give or assume the appearance or effect of often with the intent to deceive : imitate |
| pulpit | an elevated platform or high reading desk used in preaching or conducting a worship service |
| waft | to move or go lightly on or as if on a buoyant medium |