GRE Word List
ADAMANT
unshakable or insistent especially in maintaining a position or opinion : unyielding
The meaning of the word adamant is unshakable or insistent especially in maintaining a position or opinion : unyielding.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| diffuse | being at once verbose and ill-organized |
| drone | a stingless male bee (as of the honeybee) that has the role of mating with the queen and does not gather nectar or pollen |
| bait | to persecute or exasperate with unjust, malicious, or persistent attacks |
| fodder | something fed to domestic animals |
| halting | marked by a lack of sureness or effectiveness |
| draught | a rough written version of something that is not yet in its final form; to write the first rough version of something such as a letter, speech, book or law; to choose people and send them somewhere for a special task |
| decant | to draw off (a liquid) without disturbing the sediment or the lower liquid layers |
| forensic | belonging to, used in, or suitable to courts of judicature or to public discussion and debate |
| rankle | to cause anger, irritation, or deep bitterness |
| discord | lack of agreement or harmony (as between persons, things, or ideas) |