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 |
|---|---|
| sully | to make soiled or tarnished : defile |
| disgruntle | to make ill-humored or discontented |
| ribald | marked by coarseness or lewdness : crude |
| reduce | to draw together or cause to converge : consolidate |
| ichthyology | a branch of zoology that deals with fishes |
| slavish | of or characteristic of someone held in forced servitude |
| unintimidating | not causing a feeling of fear or timidity : not intimidating |
| penology | a branch of criminology dealing with prison management and the treatment of offenders |
| superimpose | to place or lay over or above something |
| misnomer | the misnaming of a person in a legal instrument |