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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WordMeaning
unkemptnot combed
caricatureexaggeration by means of often ludicrous distortion of parts or characteristics
scowlto contract the brow in an expression of displeasure
strangleto choke to death by compressing the throat with something (such as a hand or rope) : throttle
concessionthe act or an instance of conceding (as by granting something as a right, accepting something as true, or acknowledging defeat)
smudgeto make a smudge on
mementosomething that serves to warn or remind
astralof, relating to, or coming from the stars
leave-takingdeparture
bellicosefavoring or inclined to start quarrels or wars