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 |
|---|---|
| craven | lacking the least bit of courage : contemptibly fainthearted |
| compassion | sympathetic consciousness of others' distress together with a desire to alleviate it |
| precipice | a very steep or overhanging place |
| stifle | to withhold from circulation or expression |
| welter | writhe |
| metallurgical | the science and technology of metals |
| stoop | to bend the body or a part of the body forward and downward sometimes simultaneously bending the knees |
| pastoral | of, relating to, or composed of shepherds or herdsmen |
| capitulate | to surrender often after negotiation of terms |
| shrewd | marked by clever discerning awareness and hardheaded acumen |