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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| tantamount | equivalent in value, significance, or effect |
| negligible | so small or unimportant or of so little consequence as to warrant little or no attention : trifling |
| embitter | to excite bitter feelings in |
| lucrative | producing wealth : profitable |
| scholarly | of, characteristic of, or suitable to learned persons : learned |
| extricate | to free or remove from an entanglement or difficulty |
| heed | to pay attention |
| season | a time characterized by a particular circumstance or feature |
| amnesty | the act of an authority (such as a government) by which pardon is granted to a large group of individuals |
| stately | marked by lofty or imposing dignity |