GRE Word List
STRINGENT
tight
The meaning of the word stringent is tight.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| dwindle | to become steadily less : shrink |
| aspersion | a false or misleading charge meant to harm someone's reputation |
| incredulous | unwilling to admit or accept what is offered as true : not credulous : skeptical |
| tarnish | to dull or destroy the luster of by or as if by air, dust, or dirt : soil |
| misconduct | mismanagement especially of governmental or military responsibilities |
| posthumous | born after the death of the father |
| ineffectual | not producing the proper or intended effect : futile |
| jetsam | the part of a ship, its equipment, or its cargo that is cast overboard to lighten the load in time of distress and that sinks or is washed ashore |
| befuddle | to muddle or stupefy with or as if with drink |
| alimentary | of or relating to nourishment or nutrition |