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
prizesomething offered or striven for in competition or in contests of chance
notcha V-shaped indentation
prevalentgenerally or widely accepted, practiced, or favored : widespread
graduateto receive an academic degree or diploma
catcalla loud or raucous cry made especially to express disapproval (as at a sports event)
petrifyto convert (organic matter) into stone or a substance of stony hardness by the infiltration of water and the deposition of dissolved mineral matter
fancifulmarked by fancy or unrestrained imagination rather than by reason and experience
innocuousproducing no injury : harmless
astigmatisma defect of an optical system (such as a lens) causing rays from a point to fail to meet in a focal point resulting in a blurred and imperfect image
maternalof, relating to, belonging to, or characteristic of a mother : motherly