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 |
|---|---|
| aver | to declare positively |
| gaudy | ostentatiously or tastelessly ornamented |
| subservient | useful in an inferior capacity : subordinate |
| purport | to have the often specious appearance of being, intending, or claiming (something implied or inferred) |
| maudlin | drunk enough to be emotionally silly |
| sap | the fluid part of a plant |
| browse | to eat (tender shoots, twigs, leaves of trees and shrubs, etc.) : to consume as browse (see browse |
| profound | having intellectual depth and insight |
| gracious | marked by kindness and courtesy |
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