GRE Word List
RIGOR
harsh inflexibility in opinion, temper, or judgment : severity
The meaning of the word rigor is harsh inflexibility in opinion, temper, or judgment : severity.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| ration | a food allowance for one day |
| dispatch | to send off or away with promptness or speed |
| extirpate | to destroy completely : wipe out |
| prolong | to lengthen in time : continue |
| misgivings | a feeling of doubt or suspicion especially concerning a future event |
| tarantula | any of various large, typically ground-dwelling, hairy, mygalomorph spiders (family Theraphosidae) of warm regions that possess venomous fangs used to subdue and kill prey (such as insects, centipedes, frogs, and mice) caught by ambush or chase and that construct silk-lined burrows but do not build webs to trap food |
| accost | to approach and speak to (someone) in an often challenging or aggressive way |
| unassuaged | not quenched, eased, or satisfied : not assuaged |
| altruistic | relating to or given to altruism: |
| terse | using few words : devoid of superfluity |