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 |
|---|---|
| transmute | to change or alter in form, appearance, or nature and especially to a higher form |
| cognizance | a distinguishing mark or emblem (such as a heraldic bearing) |
| lust | usually intense or unbridled sexual desire : lasciviousness |
| draught | a rough written version of something that is not yet in its final form; to write the first rough version of something such as a letter, speech, book or law; to choose people and send them somewhere for a special task |
| construe | to analyze the arrangement and connection of words in (a sentence or sentence part) |
| gloss | a surface luster or brightness : shine |
| penance | an act of self-abasement, mortification (see mortification |
| culmination | the action of culminating |
| arsenal | an establishment for the manufacture or storage of arms and military equipment |
| seep | to flow or pass slowly through fine pores or small openings : ooze |