SAT Vocabulary Factitious

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	factitious Definition: artificial, not authentic or genuine Synonym: contrived
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	External definitions: fac·ti·tious (f k-t sh s) adj. 1. Produced artificially rather than by a natural process. 2. Lacking authenticity or genuineness; sham: speculators responsible for the factitious value of some stocks. [From Latin `fact cius`, from `factus`, past participle of `facere`, to make ; see `dh -` in Indo-European roots]. The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition copyright ©2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Updated in 2003. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. fac·ti tious·ly adv. fac·ti tious·ness n.