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.

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WordMeaning
adversitya state or instance of serious or continued difficulty or misfortune
solemnityformal or ceremonious observance of an occasion or event
demisedeath
convulsionan abnormal violent and involuntary contraction or series of contractions of the muscles
succumbto yield to superior strength or force or overpowering appeal or desire
roilto make turbid by stirring up the sediment or dregs of
vigilantea member of a volunteer committee organized to suppress and punish crime summarily (as when the processes of law are viewed as inadequate)
laconicusing or involving the use of a minimum of words : concise to the point of seeming rude or mysterious
fleckstreak
invulnerableincapable of being wounded, injured, or harmed