GRE Word List
URGENT
calling for immediate attention : pressing
The meaning of the word urgent is calling for immediate attention : pressing.
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|---|---|
| gangrene | local death of soft tissues due to loss of blood supply |
| discrete | constituting a separate entity : individually distinct |
| volition | the power of choosing or determining : will |
| interminable | having or seeming to have no end |
| eddy | a current of water or air running contrary to the main current |
| halting | marked by a lack of sureness or effectiveness |
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| palpable | capable of being touched or felt : tangible |
| harrowing | acutely distressing or painful |
| gratuitous | not called for by the circumstances : not necessary, appropriate, or justified : unwarranted |