GRE Word List
EXIGENCY
urgent situation; ADJ. exigent
The meaning of the word exigency is urgent situation; ADJ. exigent.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| lilliputian | extremely small; CF. Lilliput in Gulliver's Travels |
| antique | made in an earlier period and usu. valuable; N: object that was made in an earlier period and that is rare or valuable |
| conformity | harmony; agreement with established rules or customs; similarity; Ex. behave in conformity with; V. conform: be similar; act in agreement; comply; Ex. conform to the rule; CF. conformance |
| emissary | agent (sent on a mission to represent another); messenger |
| purport | intention; purpose; meaning; V: claim; profess; Ex. order which purports to be signed by the general |
| profane | violate; desecrate (something holy); treat unworthily; be profane for; ADJ: secular; nonreligious; irreverent for holy things |
| fresco | painting on wet plaster (usually fresh) |
| impale | pierce (with a sharp point); Ex. impaled by the spear |
| unanimity | complete agreement; ADJ. unanimous |
| fickle | changeable (in affections or friendship); faithless |
