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 |
|---|---|
| adventitious | coming from another source and not inherent or innate |
| obsequy | a funeral or burial rite |
| roue | a man devoted to a life of sensual pleasure : rake |
| context | the parts of a discourse that surround a word or passage and can throw light on its meaning |
| forebears | ancestor |
| incendiary | igniting combustible materials spontaneously |
| extrovert | a person whose personality is characterized by extroversion : a typically gregarious and unreserved person who enjoys and seeks out social interaction |
| skulk | to move in a stealthy or furtive manner |
| bearing | the manner in which one behaves or comports oneself : the manner in which one bears (see bear |
| untenable | not able to be defended |