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
libidoinstinctual psychic energy that in psychoanalytic theory is derived from primitive biological urges (as for sexual pleasure or self-preservation) and that is expressed in conscious activity
apogeethe point in the orbit of an object (such as a satellite) orbiting the earth that is at the greatest distance from the center of the earth
solicitorone that solicits
inflateddistended with air or gas
threatan expression of intention to inflict evil, injury, or damage
demoniacpossessed or influenced by a demon
incinerateto cause to burn to ashes
cosmicof or relating to the cosmos, the extraterrestrial vastness, or the universe in contrast to the earth alone
onerousinvolving, imposing, or constituting a burden : troublesome
extemporaneouscomposed, performed, or uttered on the spur of the moment : impromptu