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 |
|---|---|
| largess | liberal giving (as of money) to or as if to an inferior |
| protagonist | the principal character in a literary work (such as a drama or story) |
| lottery | a drawing of lots in which prizes are distributed to the winners among persons buying a chance |
| penury | a cramping and oppressive lack of resources (such as money) |
| grievance | a cause of distress (such as an unsatisfactory working condition) felt to afford reason for complaint or resistance |
| confidence | a feeling or consciousness of one's powers or of reliance on one's circumstances |
| impermeable | not permitting passage (as of a fluid) through its substance |
| lucre | monetary gain : profit |
| archipelago | an expanse of water with many scattered islands |
| merger | the absorption of an estate, a contract, or an interest in another, of a minor offense in a greater, or of a cause of action into a judgment |