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 |
|---|---|
| usage | firmly established and generally accepted practice or procedure |
| clientele | a body of clients |
| bent | unenclosed grassland |
| foil | to prevent from attaining an end : defeat |
| disproportion | lack of proportion, symmetry, or proper relation : disparity |
| eccentric | deviating from conventional or accepted usage or conduct especially in odd or whimsical ways |
| plagiarize | to steal and pass off (the ideas or words of another) as one's own : use (another's production) without crediting the source |
| amoral | having or showing no concern about whether behavior is morally right or wrong |
| retentive | having the power, property, or capacity of retaining |
| cohabit | to live together as or as if a married couple |