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 |
|---|---|
| nonentity | something that does not exist or exists only in the imagination |
| relapse | the act or an instance of backsliding, worsening, or subsiding |
| abrasive | causing damage, wear, or removal of surface material by grinding or rubbing : tending to abrade |
| draught | a rough written version of something that is not yet in its final form; to write the first rough version of something such as a letter, speech, book or law; to choose people and send them somewhere for a special task |
| peer | one that is of equal standing with another : equal |
| swear-word | word considered offensive; Ex. ``bloody'' |
| mange | any of various persistent contagious skin diseases marked especially by eczematous inflammation and loss of hair, affecting domestic animals or sometimes humans, and caused by a minute parasitic mite compare sarcoptic mange |
| abhor | to regard with extreme repugnance : to feel hatred or loathing for : loathe |
| circuitous | having a circular or winding course |
| palate | the roof of the mouth separating the mouth from the nasal cavity see hard palate |