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
mediateoccupying a middle position
tractablecapable of being easily led, taught, or controlled : docile
stentorianextremely loud
slakesubside
finesserefinement or delicacy of workmanship, structure, or texture
temperatehaving a moderate climate which especially lacks extremes in temperature
inroadan advance or penetration often at the expense of someone or something
laboriousinvolving, requiring, or characterized by hard and sustained effort : arduous
alchemya medieval chemical science and speculative philosophy aiming to achieve the transmutation of the base metals into gold, the discovery of a universal cure for disease, and the discovery of a means of indefinitely prolonging life
supersedeto cause to be set aside