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 |
|---|---|
| overt | open to view : manifest |
| extrapolation | to predict by projecting past experience or known data |
| cornucopia | a curved, hollow goat's horn or similarly shaped receptacle (such as a horn-shaped basket) that is overflowing especially with fruit and vegetables (such as gourds, ears of corn, apples, and grapes) and that is used as a decorative motif emblematic of abundance |
| lassitude | a condition of weariness or debility : fatigue |
| jug | a large deep container (as of glass, earthenware, or plastic) with a narrow mouth and a handle |
| stammer | to make involuntary stops and repetitions in speaking : stutter |
| sentient | responsive to or conscious of sense impressions |
| prestige | standing or estimation in the eyes of people : weight or credit in general opinion |
| compartment | a separate division or section |
| shrewd | marked by clever discerning awareness and hardheaded acumen |