GRE Word List

IMPORTUNE

to press or urge with troublesome persistence

The meaning of the word importune is to press or urge with troublesome persistence.

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WordMeaning
adjacentnot distant : nearby
affirmationthe act of affirming
improviseto compose, recite, play, or sing extemporaneously
inveighto protest or complain bitterly or vehemently : rail
onerousinvolving, imposing, or constituting a burden : troublesome
gruntto utter a grunt
depredationto lay waste : plunder
crassgross
codaa concluding musical section that is formally distinct from the main structure
tippleto drink liquor especially by habit or to excess