GRE Word List
RIGOR
severity; Ex. rigors of the Russian winter
The meaning of the word rigor is severity; Ex. rigors of the Russian winter.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| harrowing | agonizing; distressing; traumatic; V. harrow: break up and level (soil) with a harrow; inflict great distress on; agonize; N: farming machine to break up the earth |
| abridge | condense or shorten |
| grandiose | affectedly grand; pretentious; high-flown; ridiculously exaggerated; impressive; great in size or scope; grand; Ex. grandiose ideas |
| spoilsport | one who spoils the pleasure of others |
| paradox | something apparently contradictory in nature (that may nonetheless be true); statement that looks false but is actually correct |
| gregarious | sociable; (of an animal) tending to form a group |
| expenditure | payment or expense; expending; something expended; output; Ex. receipt for the expenditure; Ex. expenditure of all the energy |
| flourish | grow well; prosper; make sweeping gestures; wave; brandish; Ex. The trees flourished in the sun. N: showy movement or gesture; embellishment or ornamentation (esp. in handwriting) |
| hazard | venture; put in danger; risk; Ex. hazard a guess; N: possible source of danger |
| illicit | illegal |
