GRE Word List

EXIGENCY

that which is required in a particular situation

The meaning of the word exigency is that which is required in a particular situation.

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WordMeaning
retinuea group of retainers or attendants
chaperona person (such as a matron) who for propriety (see propriety
ascendancygoverning or controlling influence : domination
barba medieval cloth headdress passing over or under the chin and covering the neck
magnitudegreat size or extent
gratuitousnot called for by the circumstances : not necessary, appropriate, or justified : unwarranted
substantivehaving substance : involving matters of major or practical importance to all concerned
sedentarynot migratory : settled
salvagecompensation paid for saving a ship or its cargo from the perils of the sea or for the lives and property rescued in a wreck
deviseto form in the mind by new combinations or applications of ideas or principles : invent