GRE Word List

STRINGENT

tight

The meaning of the word stringent is tight.

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WordMeaning
maraudto roam about and raid in search of plunder
qualifyto reduce from a general to a particular or restricted form : modify
fitacceptable from a particular viewpoint (as of competence or morality) : proper
proximitythe quality or state of being proximate : closeness
metaphora figure of speech in which a word or phrase literally denoting one kind of object or idea is used in place of another to suggest a likeness or analogy between them (as in drowning in money)
esteemthe regard in which one is held
waggishresembling or characteristic of a wag
askewout of line : at an angle
depleteto empty of a principal substance
tricksterone who tricks: such as