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 |
|---|---|
| sullen | gloomily or resentfully silent or repressed |
| panegyric | a eulogistic oration or writing |
| dissimulate | to hide under a false appearance |
| aegis | a shield or breastplate emblematic of majesty that was associated with Zeus and Athena |
| foul | offensive to the senses : loathsome |
| inept | generally incompetent : bungling |
| slacken | to make less active : slow up |
| controvert | to dispute or oppose by reasoning |
| prophetic | of, relating to, or characteristic of a prophet or prophecy |
| nauseous | causing nausea or disgust : nauseating |