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 |
|---|---|
| exuberance | the quality or state of being exuberant |
| bog | wet spongy ground |
| jaunty | sprightly in manner or appearance : lively |
| euphemism | the substitution of an agreeable or inoffensive expression for one that may offend or suggest something unpleasant |
| prosaic | characteristic of prose as distinguished from poetry : factual |
| avert | to turn away or aside (the eyes, one's gaze, etc.) in avoidance |
| pinnacle | an upright architectural member generally ending in a small spire and used especially in Gothic construction to give weight especially to a buttress |
| modish | fashionable |
| recumbent | suggestive of repose : leaning |
| gobble | to swallow or eat greedily |