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 |
|---|---|
| significant | having meaning |
| purport | to have the often specious appearance of being, intending, or claiming (something implied or inferred) |
| torrid | parched with heat especially of the sun : hot |
| ruminant | an animal that chews the cud |
| laity | the people of a religious faith as distinguished from its clergy |
| flay | to strip off the skin or surface of : skin |
| fathomless | incapable of being fathomed : immeasurable |
| trident | a 3-pronged spear serving in classical mythology as the attribute of a sea god (such as Neptune) |
| rational | having reason or understanding |
| psychosis | a serious mental illness (such as schizophrenia) characterized by defective or lost contact with reality often with hallucinations or delusions |