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
dissimulateto hide under a false appearance
gleanto gather grain or other produce left by reapers
dankunpleasantly moist or wet
riveta headed pin or bolt of metal used for uniting two or more pieces by passing the shank through a hole in each piece and then beating or pressing down the plain end so as to make a second head
precipitateto throw violently : hurl
supersedeto cause to be set aside
rambleto move aimlessly from place to place
felicitousvery well suited or expressed : apt
seminaryan environment in which something originates and from which it is propagated
reiterateto state or do over again or repeatedly sometimes with wearying effect