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 |
|---|---|
| resentment | a feeling of indignant displeasure or persistent ill will at something regarded as a wrong, insult, or injury |
| academic | of, relating to, or associated with an academy or school especially of higher learning |
| besmirch | to cause harm or damage to the purity, luster, or beauty of (something) : sully |
| subsistence | real being : existence |
| throes | pang |
| imperceptible | not perceptible by a sense or by the mind : extremely slight, gradual, or subtle |
| languid | drooping or flagging from or as if from exhaustion : weak |
| proclivity | an inclination or predisposition toward something |
| dispatch | to send off or away with promptness or speed |
| novice | a person admitted to probationary membership in a religious community |