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 |
|---|---|
| sinewy | full of sinews: such as |
| animated | endowed with life or the qualities of life : alive |
| caricature | exaggeration by means of often ludicrous distortion of parts or characteristics |
| retrograde | having or being motion in a direction contrary to that of the general motion of similar bodies and especially east to west among the stars |
| efface | to eliminate or make indistinct by or as if by wearing away a surface |
| sardonic | disdainfully or skeptically humorous : derisively mocking |
| stoke | to poke or stir up (a fire, flames, etc.) : supply with fuel |
| nauseous | causing nausea or disgust : nauseating |
| carillon | a set of fixed chromatically tuned bells sounded by hammers controlled from a keyboard |
| novice | a person admitted to probationary membership in a religious community |