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 |
|---|---|
| aghast | struck with terror, amazement, or horror : shocked and upset |
| irrefutable | impossible to refute : incontrovertible |
| smudge | to make a smudge on |
| ramshackle | appearing ready to collapse : rickety |
| denigrate | to attack the reputation of : defame |
| discerning | showing insight and understanding : discriminating |
| encumber | weigh down |
| defection | conscious abandonment of allegiance or duty (as to a person, cause, or doctrine) : desertion |
| alliteration | the repetition of usually initial consonant sounds in two or more neighboring words or syllables (such as wild and woolly, threatening throngs) |
| sibylline | any of several prophetesses usually accepted as 10 in number and credited to widely separate parts of the ancient world (such as Babylonia, Egypt, Greece, and Italy) |