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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| blunt | having an edge or point that is not sharp |
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| intermediary | mediator |
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| bereft | deprived or robbed of the possession or use of something |
| heresy | adherence to a religious opinion contrary to church dogma (see dogma |
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