GRE Word List
FIGMENT
invention; something invented; imaginary thing; Ex. figment of your imagination
The meaning of the word figment is invention; something invented; imaginary thing; Ex. figment of your imagination.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| tact | skill or sensitivity in dealing with people without causing offence |
| immutable | unchangeable |
| partition | divide into parts |
| siren | apparatus for making sounds; womanlike creature |
| fabricate | build; lie; make up (a story) in order to deceive; Ex. fabricate the whole story; CF. fabric: underlying structure; Ex. fabric of society |
| hyperbole | exaggeration; overstatement; ADJ. hyperbolic: of hyperbole; of a hyperbola |
| score | number of points; written form of a musical composition; reason; group of 20; notch or incision; Ex. full/vocal score; Ex. Don't worry on that score; V: mark with lines or notches; Ex. score the paper to make it easy to fold |
| euphemism | mild expression in place of an unpleasant one; ADJ. euphemistic |
| furor | frenzy; great anger and excitement; CF. fury |
| equitable | fair; impartial; OP. inequitable |
