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 |
|---|---|
| anvil | a heavy usually steel-faced iron block on which metal is shaped (as by hand hammering) |
| vitriolic | bitterly harsh or caustic language or criticism |
| upshot | the final result : outcome |
| extricate | to free or remove from an entanglement or difficulty |
| potion | a mixture of liquids (such as liquor or medicine) |
| leeway | an allowable margin of freedom or variation : tolerance |
| pedant | one who is unimaginative or who unduly emphasizes minutiae in the presentation or use of knowledge |
| scruple | a unit of capacity equal to ¹/₂₄ Apothecaries' ounce see Weights and Measures Table |
| pathological | of or relating to pathology |
| regime | regimen |