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
initiateto cause or facilitate the beginning of : set going
dislodgeto drive from a position of hiding, defense, or advantage
careera profession for which one trains and which is undertaken as a permanent calling
decadencethe process of becoming decadent : the quality or state of being decadent
aphorisma concise statement of a principle
provincialthe superior of a province of a Roman Catholic religious order
awryoff the correct or expected course : amiss
sleazylacking firmness of texture : flimsy
confinesomething (such as borders or walls) that encloses
brackishsomewhat salty