GRE Word List
EXIGENCY
urgent situation; ADJ. exigent
The meaning of the word exigency is urgent situation; ADJ. exigent.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| unimpeachable | that cannot be impeached; beyond doubt or question; blameless and exemplary |
| debase | degrade; reduce in quality or value; degenerate; lower in esteem; disgrace; N. debasement |
| podiatrist | doctor who treats ailments of the feet; chiropodist; N. podiatrics |
| circumlocution | indirect or roundabout expression (by using an uncecessarily large number of words esp. when trying to avoid answering a difficult question directly) |
| compliant | readily acting in accordance with a rule, order, or the wishes or others; yielding; comforming to requirements |
| egregious | notorious; conspicuously bad or shocking |
| intractable | unruly; difficult to manage; Ex. intractable problem/child |
| inter | bury; N. interment |
| elixir | cure-all; panacea; something invigorating |
| metaphor | implied comparison; CF. simile |
