GRE Word List

STRINGENT

tight

The meaning of the word stringent is tight.

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WordMeaning
decelerateto reduce the speed of : slow down
arsenalan establishment for the manufacture or storage of arms and military equipment
prescienceforeknowledge of events:
carata unit of fineness for gold equal to ¹/₂₄ part of pure gold in an alloy
sprightlymarked by a gay lightness and vivacity : spirited
jeopardizeto expose to danger or risk : imperil
mangeany of various persistent contagious skin diseases marked especially by eczematous inflammation and loss of hair, affecting domestic animals or sometimes humans, and caused by a minute parasitic mite compare sarcoptic mange
facsimilean exact copy
surreptitiousdone, made, or acquired by stealth : clandestine
hypocriticalcharacterized by behavior that contradicts what one claims to believe or feel : characterized by hypocrisy