GRE Word List
STRINGENT
tight
The meaning of the word stringent is tight.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| anesthetic | of, relating to, or capable of producing anesthesia |
| impenitent | not penitent |
| lace | to draw together the edges of by or as if by a lace passed through eyelets |
| deducible | to determine by reasoning or deduction |
| obdurate | stubbornly persistent in wrongdoing |
| enjoin | to direct or impose by authoritative order or with urgent admonition |
| conciliatory | intended to gain goodwill or favor or to reduce hostility : tending or intended to conciliate |
| orient | to direct (something, such as a book or film) toward the interests of a particular group |
| bizarre | strikingly out of the ordinary: such as |
| parvenu | one that has recently or suddenly risen to an unaccustomed position of wealth or power and has not yet gained the prestige, dignity, or manner associated with it |