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exigency

nounCommon GRE wordMore E words

an urgent need or demand arising from a pressing situation

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Exigency in a sentence

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The exigencies of war forced the government to ration food.

Synonyms
urgencyemergencynecessity
Antonyms

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Exigency (noun) means an urgent need or demand arising from a pressing situation
Here is exigency used in an example sentence: "The exigencies of war forced the government to ration food."
Common synonyms for exigency include urgency, emergency, necessity.
Exigency is a GRE-level vocabulary word worth knowing for the Verbal section.

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