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 |
|---|---|
| deference | respect and esteem due a superior or an elder |
| insubordination | disobedient to authority |
| lot | an object used as a counter in determining a question by chance see also throw in one's lot with |
| figment | something made up or contrived |
| odoriferous | yielding an odor : odorous |
| gibberish | unintelligible or meaningless language: |
| rampart | a protective barrier : bulwark |
| askance | with disapproval or distrust : scornfully |
| encompass | include |
| unwieldy | not easily managed, handled, or used (as because of bulk, weight, complexity, or awkwardness) : cumbersome |