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 |
|---|---|
| dribble | to issue sporadically and in small bits |
| preempt | to acquire (something, such as land) by preemption |
| grim | fierce in disposition or action : savage |
| scintilla | spark |
| unseemly | not seemly: such as |
| hurtle | to move rapidly or forcefully |
| marred | to ruin or diminish the perfection or wholeness of : spoil |
| jeopardize | to expose to danger or risk : imperil |
| modulate | to tune to a key or pitch |
| vouchsafe | to grant or furnish often in a gracious or condescending manner |