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

WordMeaning
loiterto delay an activity with idle stops and pauses : dawdle
illicitnot permitted : unlawful
impaleto pierce with or as if with something pointed
amorphoushaving no definite form : shapeless
unwieldynot easily managed, handled, or used (as because of bulk, weight, complexity, or awkwardness) : cumbersome
balmyhaving the qualities of balm : soothing
remnanta usually small part, member, or trace remaining
stanzaa division of a poem consisting of a series of lines arranged together in a usually recurring pattern of meter and rhyme : strophe
charydiscreetly cautious: such as
perpetrateto bring about or carry out (something, such as a crime or deception) : commit