GRE Word List
FIGMENT
something made up or contrived
The meaning of the word figment is something made up or contrived.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| sibylline | any of several prophetesses usually accepted as 10 in number and credited to widely separate parts of the ancient world (such as Babylonia, Egypt, Greece, and Italy) |
| breach | infraction or violation of a law, obligation, tie, or standard |
| disconsolate | cheerless |
| chisel | a metal tool with a sharpened edge at one end used to chip, carve, or cut into a solid material (such as wood, stone, or metal) |
| expatiate | to move about freely or at will : wander |
| dyspeptic | indigestion |
| inflated | distended with air or gas |
| subsistence | real being : existence |
| partisan | a firm adherent to a party, faction, cause, or person |
| laggard | lagging or tending to lag : slow especially compared to others of the same kind |