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 |
|---|---|
| rolling | (of land) rising and falling in long gentle slopes; happening continuously by stages; Ex. rolling devolution of power to local governments |
| constraint | the act of constraining |
| aloof | removed or distant either physically or emotionally |
| vilify | to utter slanderous and abusive statements against : defame |
| affiliation | the state or relation of being closely associated or affiliated with a particular person, group, party, company, etc. |
| actuate | to put into mechanical action or motion |
| complaisant | marked by an inclination to please or oblige |
| abridge | to shorten by omission of words without sacrifice of sense : condense |
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