GRE Word List
FIGMENT
something made up or contrived
The meaning of the word figment is something made up or contrived.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| gossamer | a film of cobwebs floating in air in calm clear weather |
| irony | the use of words to express something other than and especially the opposite of the literal meaning |
| augment | to make greater, more numerous, larger, or more intense |
| ruse | a wily subterfuge |
| awe | an emotion variously combining dread, veneration, and wonder that is inspired by authority or by the sacred or sublime |
| solicit | to make petition to : entreat |
| romp | one that romps |
| encroachment | to enter by gradual steps or by stealth into the possessions or rights of another |
| bucolic | of or relating to shepherds or herdsmen : pastoral |
| marshal | a high official in the household of a medieval king, prince, or noble originally having charge of the cavalry but later usually in command of the military forces |