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 |
|---|---|
| halfhearted | lacking heart, spirit, or interest |
| forge | a furnace or a shop with its furnace where metal is heated and wrought : smithy |
| chaste | innocent of unlawful sexual intercourse |
| fanfare | a short and lively sounding of trumpets |
| bust | a sculptured representation of the upper part of the human figure including the head and neck and usually part of the shoulders and breast |
| furtive | done in a quiet and secretive way to avoid being noticed : surreptitious |
| embellish | to make beautiful with ornamentation : decorate |
| incapacitate | to deprive of capacity or natural power : disable |
| oratorio | a lengthy choral work usually of a religious nature consisting chiefly of recitatives, arias, and choruses without action or scenery |
| edifice | building |