GRE Word List

FIGMENT

something made up or contrived

The meaning of the word figment is something made up or contrived.

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WordMeaning
quirkan abrupt twist or curve
winsomegenerally pleasing and engaging often because of a childlike charm and innocence
plausiblesuperficially fair, reasonable, or valuable but often specious
franchisethe right or license granted to an individual or group to market a company's goods or services in a particular territory
ossifyto change into bone
parlancespeech
jabberto talk rapidly, indistinctly, or unintelligibly
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whorla drum-shaped section on the lower part of a spindle in spinning or weaving machinery serving as a pulley for the tape drive that rotates the spindle
agogfull of intense interest or excitement : eager