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 |
|---|---|
| misapprehension | to apprehend wrongly : misunderstand |
| commonplace | commonly found or seen : ordinary |
| plait | pleat |
| tyranny | oppressive power |
| furor | an angry or maniacal fit : rage |
| friction | the rubbing of one body against another |
| evince | to constitute outward evidence of |
| douse | to plunge into water |
| arcade | a long arched building or gallery |
| maul | a heavy often wooden-headed hammer used especially for driving wedges |