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 |
|---|---|
| concession | the act or an instance of conceding (as by granting something as a right, accepting something as true, or acknowledging defeat) |
| glossy | having a surface luster or brightness |
| chase | the hunting of wild animals |
| grotesque | a style of decorative art characterized by fanciful or fantastic human and animal forms often interwoven with foliage or similar figures that may distort the natural into absurdity, ugliness, or caricature |
| skimp | skimpy |
| malapropism | the usually unintentionally humorous misuse or distortion of a word or phrase |
| reprise | a musical repetition: |
| devolve | to pass on (something, such as responsibility, rights, or powers) from one person or entity to another |
| legacy | a gift by will especially of money or other personal property : bequest |
| grim | fierce in disposition or action : savage |