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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WordMeaning
falsifyto prove or declare false : disprove
coteriean intimate and often exclusive group of persons with a unifying common interest or purpose
raspto rub with something rough
seinea 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
propsomething that props or sustains : support
shuntto turn off to one side : shift
preposterouscontrary to nature, reason, or common sense : absurd
stemthe main trunk of a plant
germa small mass of living substance capable of developing into an organism or one of its parts
almssomething (such as money or food) given freely to relieve the poor