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 |
|---|---|
| earthy | of, relating to, or consisting of earth |
| resign | relegate |
| ebb | the reflux of the tide toward the sea |
| academic | of, relating to, or associated with an academy or school especially of higher learning |
| obsidian | a dark natural glass formed by the cooling of molten lava |
| threadbare | having the nap worn off so that the thread shows : shabby |
| endear | to cause to become beloved or admired |
| stodgy | having a rich filling quality : heavy |
| niggardly | grudgingly mean about spending or granting : begrudging |
| smelt | any of a family (Osmeridae) of small bony fishes that closely resemble the trouts in general structure, live along coasts and ascend rivers to spawn or are landlocked, and have delicate oily flesh with a distinctive odor and taste |