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
tauntto reproach or challenge in a mocking or insulting manner : jeer at
implicateto bring into intimate or incriminating connection
modulateto tune to a key or pitch
audaciousintrepidly daring : adventurous
energizeto make energetic, vigorous, or active
terminalleading ultimately to death : fatal
executorone who executes something
poseto set forth or offer for attention or consideration
agnostica person who holds the view that any ultimate reality (such as God) is unknown and probably unknowable
toteman object (such as an animal or plant) serving as the emblem of a family or clan and often as a reminder of its ancestry