GRE Word List
URGENT
calling for immediate attention : pressing
The meaning of the word urgent is calling for immediate attention : pressing.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| prepossessing | creating prejudice |
| supplant | to supersede (another) especially by force or treachery |
| exalt | to raise in rank, power, or character |
| clientele | a body of clients |
| oaf | a stupid person : boob |
| serpentine | of or resembling a serpent (as in form or movement) |
| shangri-la | a remote beautiful imaginary place where life approaches perfection : utopia |
| amok | an episode of sudden mass assault against people or objects usually by a single individual following a period of brooding that has traditionally been regarded as occurring especially in Malaysian culture but is now increasingly viewed as psychopathological behavior occurring worldwide in numerous countries and cultures |
| prefigure | to show, suggest, or announce by an antecedent type, image, or likeness |
| qualms | a feeling of uneasiness about a point especially of conscience or propriety |