GRE Word List

STRINGENT

tight

The meaning of the word stringent is tight.

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dwindleto become steadily less : shrink
aspersiona false or misleading charge meant to harm someone's reputation
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misconductmismanagement especially of governmental or military responsibilities
posthumousborn after the death of the father
ineffectualnot producing the proper or intended effect : futile
jetsamthe part of a ship, its equipment, or its cargo that is cast overboard to lighten the load in time of distress and that sinks or is washed ashore
befuddleto muddle or stupefy with or as if with drink
alimentaryof or relating to nourishment or nutrition