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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| dwindle | to become steadily less : shrink |
| rebuke | to criticize sharply : reprimand |
| insalubrious | not conducive to health : unwholesome |
| attrition | sorrow for one's sins that arises from a motive other than that of the love of God |
| fortitude | strength of mind that enables a person to encounter danger or bear pain or adversity with courage |
| plane | airplane |
| hazard | a source of danger |
| cant | the expression or repetition of conventional or trite opinions or sentiments |
| somnambulist | an abnormal condition of sleep in which motor acts (such as walking) are performed |
| suppliant | supplicant |