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 |
|---|---|
| regatta | boat or yacht race |
| dappled | spotted |
| swipe | hit with a sweeping motion; N. |
| adapt | make or become suitable for a specific use; alter; modify; adjust; N. adaptation: act of adapting; composition recast into a new form; Ex. The play is an adaption of a short novel. |
| magisterial | authoritative; imperious; commanding; of a magistrate; Ex. magisterial study of Roman law; Ex. magisterial manner |
| schematic | of a schema or scheme; relating to an outline or diagram; using a system of symbols; N. schema: diagrammatic representation; outline |
| impart | grant a share of; make known; Ex. news to impart |
| innuendo | indirect or subtle (derogatory) hint; insinuation; Ex. sexual innuendo |
| tread | walk; trample; N: grooved face of a tire; horizontal part of a step |
| pervasive | spread throughout; V. pervade: (of smells, ideas, feelings) spread throughout; charge; permeate |
