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 |
|---|---|
| hoard | a supply or fund stored up and often hidden away |
| writ | something written : writing |
| consistency | agreement or harmony of parts or features to one another or a whole : correspondence |
| wily | full of wiles : crafty |
| proliferate | to grow by rapid production of new parts, cells, buds, or offspring |
| cede | to yield or grant typically by treaty |
| volatile | characterized by or subject to rapid or unexpected change |
| astigmatism | a 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 |
| derivation | the formation of a word from another word or base (as by the addition of a usually noninflectional affix) |
| erudite | having or showing knowledge that is gained by studying : possessing or displaying erudition |