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
sullengloomily or resentfully silent or repressed
panegyrica eulogistic oration or writing
dissimulateto hide under a false appearance
aegisa shield or breastplate emblematic of majesty that was associated with Zeus and Athena
fouloffensive to the senses : loathsome
ineptgenerally incompetent : bungling
slackento make less active : slow up
controvertto dispute or oppose by reasoning
propheticof, relating to, or characteristic of a prophet or prophecy
nauseouscausing nausea or disgust : nauseating