GRE Word List

FIGMENT

something made up or contrived

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

Random words

WordMeaning
appreciateto grasp the nature, worth, quality, or significance of
pursea small bag for money
kindleto start (a fire) burning : light
protuberancesomething that is protuberant
evanescenttending to vanish like vapor
pugilistfighter
alchemya medieval chemical science and speculative philosophy aiming to achieve the transmutation of the base metals into gold, the discovery of a universal cure for disease, and the discovery of a means of indefinitely prolonging life
pivotalof, relating to, or constituting a pivot
preyan animal taken by a predator as food
indulgentwilling to allow excessive leniency, generosity, or consideration : indulging or characterized by indulgence