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 |
|---|---|
| hubbub | noise |
| metaphor | a figure of speech in which a word or phrase literally denoting one kind of object or idea is used in place of another to suggest a likeness or analogy between them (as in drowning in money) |
| anecdote | a usually short narrative of an interesting, amusing, or biographical incident |
| slaughter | the act of killing |
| acerbity | the quality of being acerbic |
| carnal | relating to or given to crude bodily pleasures and appetites |
| bivouac | a usually temporary encampment under little or no shelter |
| dotage | a state or period of senile decay marked by decline of mental poise and alertness |
| cognate | of the same or similar nature : generically alike |
| amicable | characterized by friendly goodwill : peaceable |