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 |
|---|---|
| odious | arousing or deserving hatred or repugnance : hateful |
| patrimony | an estate inherited from one's father or ancestor |
| occlude | to close up or block off : obstruct |
| acute | characterized by sharpness or severity of sudden onset |
| plaster | a medicated or protective dressing that consists of a film (as of cloth or plastic) spread with a usually medicated substance |
| caldron | a large kettle or boiler |
| persist | to go on resolutely or stubbornly in spite of opposition, importunity, or warning |
| peremptory | putting an end to or precluding a right of action, debate, or delay |
| prevail | to gain ascendancy through strength or superiority : triumph |
| balmy | having the qualities of balm : soothing |