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 |
|---|---|
| lineaments | an outline, feature, or contour of a body or figure and especially of a face |
| adapt | to make fit (as for a new use) often by modification |
| nascent | coming or having recently come into existence |
| orifice | an opening (such as a vent, mouth, or hole) through which something may pass |
| falsify | to prove or declare false : disprove |
| epithet | a characterizing word or phrase accompanying or occurring in place of the name of a person or thing |
| comestible | edible |
| garnish | decorate |
| elicit | to call forth or draw out (something, such as information or a response) |
| antecedents | a substantive word, phrase, or clause whose denotation is referred to by a pronoun that typically follows the substantive (such as John in "Mary saw John and called to him") |