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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WordMeaning
uxoriousexcessively fond of or submissive to a wife
sordidmarked by baseness or grossness : vile
sheatheto put into or furnish with a sheath
diaphanouscharacterized by such fineness of texture as to permit seeing through
communetalk over
incredulitythe quality or state of being incredulous : disbelief
fiascoa complete failure
resignationan act or instance of resigning something : surrender
irrefutableimpossible to refute : incontrovertible
eloquencediscourse marked by force and persuasiveness