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 |
|---|---|
| withhold | to hold back from action : check |
| debauch | to corrupt by intemperance or sensuality |
| skinflint | a person who would save, gain, or extort money by any means : miser |
| incantation | a use of spells or verbal charms spoken or sung as a part of a ritual of magic |
| aghast | struck with terror, amazement, or horror : shocked and upset |
| universal | including or covering all or a whole collectively or distributively without limit or exception |
| sluice | an artificial passage for water (as in a millstream) fitted with a valve or gate for stopping or regulating flow |
| corrosive | tending or having the power to corrode |
| palate | the roof of the mouth separating the mouth from the nasal cavity see hard palate |
| negligence | the quality or state of being negligent |