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
effaceto eliminate or make indistinct by or as if by wearing away a surface
degeneratehaving declined or become less specialized (as in nature, character, structure, or function) from an ancestral or former state
amuleta charm (such as an ornament) often inscribed with a magic incantation or symbol to aid the wearer or protect against evil (such as disease or witchcraft)
dismantleto disconnect the pieces of
fulminateto utter or send out with denunciation
spatsquabble; minor dispute; minor quarrel
depredationto lay waste : plunder
nullifyto make null (see null
outlawa person excluded from the benefit or protection of the law
unearthto dig up out of or as if out of the earth : exhume