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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| valediction | an act of bidding farewell |
| taint | to contaminate morally : corrupt |
| sportive | frolicsome |
| peripheral | of, relating to, involving, or forming a periphery or surface part |
| gracious | marked by kindness and courtesy |
| amazon | a member of a race of female warriors of Greek mythology |
| sonnet | a fixed verse form of Italian origin consisting of 14 lines that are typically 5-foot iambics rhyming according to a prescribed scheme |
| lewd | obscene |
| deleterious | harmful often in a subtle or unexpected way |
| ovation | a ceremony attending the entering of Rome by a general who had won a victory of less importance than that for which a triumph was granted |