GRE Word List

EXIGUOUS

excessively scanty : inadequate

The meaning of the word exiguous is excessively scanty : inadequate.

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renovateto restore to a former better state (as by cleaning, repairing, or rebuilding)
vulgarlacking in cultivation, perception, or taste : coarse
rigiddeficient in or devoid of flexibility
proponentone who argues in favor of something : advocate
clemencydisposition to be merciful and especially to moderate the severity of punishment due
bogwet spongy ground
waftto move or go lightly on or as if on a buoyant medium
vertebrateany of a subphylum (Vertebrata) of chordates that comprises animals (such as mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fishes) typically having a bony or cartilaginous spinal column which replaces the notochord, a distinct head containing a brain which arises as an enlarged part of the nerve cord, and an internal usually bony skeleton and that includes some primitive forms (such as lampreys) in which the spinal column is absent and the notochord persists throughout life
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gratiswithout charge or recompense : free