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 |
|---|---|
| deface | to mar the appearance of : injure by effacing significant details |
| peccadillo | a slight offense |
| disarray | a lack of order or sequence : confusion |
| penance | an act of self-abasement, mortification (see mortification |
| disclaim | to make a disclaimer |
| babble | to talk enthusiastically or excessively |
| plenary | complete in every respect : absolute |
| infamous | having a reputation of the worst kind : notoriously evil |
| figure | a number symbol : numeral |
| spoonerism | a transposition of usually initial sounds of two or more words (as in tons of soil for sons of toil) |