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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| eschew | to avoid habitually especially on moral or practical grounds : shun |
| stultify | to have a dulling or inhibiting effect on |
| jostle | to come in contact or into collision |
| gerontocracy | rule by elders |
| trunk | the main stem of a tree apart from limbs and roots |
| pliable | supple enough to bend freely or repeatedly without breaking |
| pastiche | a literary, artistic, musical, or architectural work that imitates the style of previous work |
| drone | a stingless male bee (as of the honeybee) that has the role of mating with the queen and does not gather nectar or pollen |
| dribble | to issue sporadically and in small bits |
| heresy | adherence to a religious opinion contrary to church dogma (see dogma |