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 |
|---|---|
| appreciate | to grasp the nature, worth, quality, or significance of |
| purse | a small bag for money |
| kindle | to start (a fire) burning : light |
| protuberance | something that is protuberant |
| evanescent | tending to vanish like vapor |
| pugilist | fighter |
| alchemy | a medieval chemical science and speculative philosophy aiming to achieve the transmutation of the base metals into gold, the discovery of a universal cure for disease, and the discovery of a means of indefinitely prolonging life |
| pivotal | of, relating to, or constituting a pivot |
| prey | an animal taken by a predator as food |
| indulgent | willing to allow excessive leniency, generosity, or consideration : indulging or characterized by indulgence |