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 |
|---|---|
| executor | one who executes something |
| baleful | deadly or pernicious in influence |
| pillory | a device formerly used for publicly punishing offenders consisting of a wooden frame with holes in which the head and hands can be locked |
| aberration | the fact or an instance of deviating or being aberrant especially from a moral standard or normal state |
| comatose | of, resembling, or affected with coma |
| palliate | to reduce the violence of (a disease) |
| placate | to soothe or mollify especially by concessions : appease |
| gadfly | any of various flies (such as a horsefly, botfly, or warble fly) that bite or annoy livestock |
| compunction | anxiety arising from awareness of guilt |
| docket | a brief written summary of a document : abstract |