GRE Word List
STRINGENT
tight
The meaning of the word stringent is tight.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| mortify | to subject to severe and vexing embarrassment : shame |
| haughtiness | blatantly and disdainfully proud : having or showing an attitude of superiority and contempt for people or things perceived to be inferior |
| allegiance | the obligation of a feudal vassal to his liege lord |
| vertebrate | any of a subphylum (Vertebrata) of chordates that comprises animals (such as mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fishes) typically having a bony or cartilaginous spinal column which replaces the notochord, a distinct head containing a brain which arises as an enlarged part of the nerve cord, and an internal usually bony skeleton and that includes some primitive forms (such as lampreys) in which the spinal column is absent and the notochord persists throughout life |
| concede | to acknowledge grudgingly or hesitantly |
| harass | exhaust |
| forsake | to renounce or turn away from entirely |
| implement | a device used in the performance of a task : tool |
| reproach | an expression of rebuke or disapproval |
| grovel | to creep with the face to the ground : crawl |