GRE Word List
IMPORTUNATE
troublesomely urgent : overly persistent in request or demand
The meaning of the word importunate is troublesomely urgent : overly persistent in request or demand.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| runic | any of the characters of any of several alphabets used by the Germanic peoples from about the 3rd to the 13th centuries |
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| threat | an expression of intention to inflict evil, injury, or damage |
| prophylactic | guarding from or preventing the spread or occurrence of disease or infection |
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| comity | friendly social atmosphere : social harmony |
| ethereal | of or relating to the regions beyond the earth |
| abolish | to end the observance or effect of (something, such as a law) : to completely do away with (something) : annul |
| nostalgia | a wistful or excessively sentimental yearning for return to or of some past period or irrecoverable condition |