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
intuitionthe power or faculty of attaining to direct knowledge or cognition without evident rational thought and inference
slacknot using due diligence, care, or dispatch : negligent
sourbeing, inducing, or marked by the one of the five basic taste sensations that is produced chiefly by acids and is characteristic of lemon juice
ambiguousdoubtful or uncertain especially from obscurity or indistinctness
solsticeeither of the two points on the ecliptic at which its distance from the celestial equator is greatest and which is reached by the sun each year about June 21 and December 21
reprehensibleworthy of or deserving reprehension : culpable
overthrowoverturn
primogeniturethe state of being the firstborn of the children of the same parents
wanderluststrong longing for or impulse toward wandering
ruddyhaving a healthy reddish color