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 |
|---|---|
| falsify | to prove or declare false : disprove |
| coterie | an intimate and often exclusive group of persons with a unifying common interest or purpose |
| rasp | to rub with something rough |
| seine | a large net with sinkers on one edge and floats on the other that hangs vertically in the water and is used to enclose and catch fish when its ends are pulled together or are drawn ashore |
| prop | something that props or sustains : support |
| shunt | to turn off to one side : shift |
| preposterous | contrary to nature, reason, or common sense : absurd |
| stem | the main trunk of a plant |
| germ | a small mass of living substance capable of developing into an organism or one of its parts |
| alms | something (such as money or food) given freely to relieve the poor |