GRE Word List
STRINGENT
tight
The meaning of the word stringent is tight.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| confiscate | appropriated by the government : forfeited |
| retrograde | having or being motion in a direction contrary to that of the general motion of similar bodies and especially east to west among the stars |
| adversity | a state or instance of serious or continued difficulty or misfortune |
| condiments | something used to enhance the flavor of food |
| affable | being pleasant and at ease in talking to others |
| defame | to harm the reputation of by communicating false statements about : to harm the reputation of by libel (see libel |
| musky | having an odor of or resembling musk |
| shyster | a person who is professionally unscrupulous especially in the practice of law or politics : pettifogger |
| ransack | to look through thoroughly in often a rough way |
| philistine | a native or inhabitant of ancient Philistia |