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 |
|---|---|
| miscellany | separate writings collected in one volume |
| construe | to analyze the arrangement and connection of words in (a sentence or sentence part) |
| indigent | suffering from extreme poverty : impoverished |
| miasma | a vaporous exhalation formerly believed to cause disease |
| vulture | any of various large birds (families Accipitridae and Cathartidae) that are related to the hawks, eagles, and falcons but have weaker claws and the head usually naked and that subsist chiefly or entirely on carrion |
| quagmire | soft miry land that shakes or yields under the foot |
| epaulet | something that ornaments or protects the shoulder: such as |
| lurk | to lie in wait in a place of concealment especially for an evil purpose |
| prohibitive | tending to prohibit or restrain |
| killjoy | one who spoils the pleasure of others |