GRE Word List
IMPORTUNATE
urging; always demanding; troublesomely urgent or persistent
The meaning of the word importunate is urging; always demanding; troublesomely urgent or persistent.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| decadence | decay; fall to a lower level (of morality, civilization, or art); ADJ. decadent |
| grudge | deep feeling of dislike; Ex. grudge fight; V. |
| improvise | compose on the spur of the moment |
| refute | disprove; prove to be false; N. refutation |
| inasmuch_as | since; owing to the fact that |
| shift | change position or place; exchange (one thing) for another; change in direction or position; Ex. shift the stolen goods; N. group of workers which takes turns with other groups; working period of such a group |
| inordinate | beyond reasonable limits; unrestrained; excessive; Ex. inordinate demands |
| liquidate | settle accounts; pay off (a debt); clear up; eliminate; kill or abolish |
| victuals | food; provisions; V. victual: provide with food |
| suture | stitches sewn to hold the cut edges of a wound or incision; material used in sewing; V: sew together a wound |