GRE Word List
EXACTING
tryingly or unremittingly severe in making demands
The meaning of the word exacting is tryingly or unremittingly severe in making demands.
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| gavel | rent or tribute in medieval England |
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| nubile | of marriageable condition or age |
| forlorn | bereft |
| demean | to lower in character, status, or reputation |
| vitreous | resembling glass (as in color, composition, brittleness, or luster) : glassy |
| anchor | a device usually of metal attached to a ship or boat by a cable and cast overboard to hold it in a particular place by means of a fluke that digs into the bottom |
| slipshod | wearing loose shoes or slippers |
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| lofty | elevated in character and spirit : noble |