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 |
|---|---|
| ambulatory | able to walk about and not bedridden |
| stringent | tight |
| shift | to exchange for or replace by another : change |
| hem | a border of a cloth article doubled back and stitched down |
| tanner | one that tans hides |
| dispirited | to deprive of morale or enthusiasm |
| mannered | having manners of a specified kind |
| penumbra | a space of partial illumination (as in an eclipse) between the perfect shadow on all sides and the full light |
| grandiose | characterized by affectation of grandeur or splendor or by absurd exaggeration |
| throes | pang |