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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asinineextremely or utterly foolish or silly
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deducibleto determine by reasoning or deduction
berateto scold or condemn vehemently and at length
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premisea proposition antecedently supposed or proved as a basis of argument or inference
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vaingloriousmarked by vainglory : boastful
claviclea bone of the shoulder girdle typically serving to link the scapula and sternum