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.

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WordMeaning
dissembleto hide under a false appearance
siftto put through a sieve
prepossessingcreating prejudice
rendto remove from place by violence : wrest
infiltrateto enter or become established in gradually or unobtrusively usually for subversive purposes
decorumliterary and dramatic propriety : fitness
dupeone that is easily deceived or cheated : fool
archaichaving the characteristics of the language of the past and surviving chiefly in specialized uses
unsulliednot soiled or tarnished : not sullied
arbitraryexisting or coming about seemingly at random or by chance or as a capricious and unreasonable act of will