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
crypticsecret
gauntexcessively thin and angular
blueof the color whose hue is that of the clear sky : of the color blue (see blue
sanguinemarked by eager hopefulness : confidently optimistic
rapturean expression or manifestation of ecstasy or passion
unobtrusivenot obtrusive : not blatant, arresting, or aggressive : inconspicuous
siftto put through a sieve
panachean ornamental tuft (as of feathers) especially on a helmet
asperityroughness of manner or of temper : harshness of behavior or speech that expresses bitterness or anger
embezzlementto appropriate (something, such as property entrusted to one's care) fraudulently to one's own use