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 |
|---|---|
| bitter | being, inducing, or marked by the one of the five basic taste sensations that is peculiarly acrid, astringent, and often disagreeable and characteristic of citrus peels, unsweetened cocoa, black coffee, mature leafy greens (such as kale or mustard), or ale |
| ribald | marked by coarseness or lewdness : crude |
| prate | to talk long and idly : chatter |
| circlet | a little circle |
| irremediable | not remediable |
| seine | a large net with sinkers on one edge and floats on the other that hangs vertically in the water and is used to enclose and catch fish when its ends are pulled together or are drawn ashore |
| ordinance | an authoritative decree or direction : order |
| castigation | to subject to severe punishment, reproof, or criticism |
| noisome | noxious |
| miscellaneous | consisting of diverse things or members : heterogeneous |