GRE Word List

STRINGENT

tight

The meaning of the word stringent is tight.

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carpingmarked by or inclined to querulous and often perverse criticism
convictionthe act or process of finding a person guilty of a crime especially in a court of law
peddleto travel about with wares for sale
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prescienceforeknowledge of events:
euthanasiathe act or practice of killing or permitting the death of hopelessly sick or injured individuals (such as persons or domestic animals) in a relatively painless way for reasons of mercy
macabrehaving death as a subject : comprising or including a personalized representation of death
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skinflinta person who would save, gain, or extort money by any means : miser