GRE Word List
FICTITIOUS
of, relating to, or characteristic of fiction : imaginary
The meaning of the word fictitious is of, relating to, or characteristic of fiction : imaginary.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| gerontocracy | rule by elders |
| hyperbole | extravagant exaggeration (such as "mile-high ice-cream cones") |
| sate | satisfy to the full; satisfy to excess; cloy |
| succulent | full of juice : juicy |
| sluice | an artificial passage for water (as in a millstream) fitted with a valve or gate for stopping or regulating flow |
| ramification | branch |
| carnage | the flesh of slain animals or humans |
| impecunious | having very little or no money usually habitually : penniless |
| controvert | to dispute or oppose by reasoning |
| scale | an instrument or machine for weighing |