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

WordMeaning
aghaststruck with terror, amazement, or horror : shocked and upset
irrefutableimpossible to refute : incontrovertible
smudgeto make a smudge on
ramshackleappearing ready to collapse : rickety
denigrateto attack the reputation of : defame
discerningshowing insight and understanding : discriminating
encumberweigh down
defectionconscious abandonment of allegiance or duty (as to a person, cause, or doctrine) : desertion
alliterationthe repetition of usually initial consonant sounds in two or more neighboring words or syllables (such as wild and woolly, threatening throngs)
sibyllineany of several prophetesses usually accepted as 10 in number and credited to widely separate parts of the ancient world (such as Babylonia, Egypt, Greece, and Italy)