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 |
|---|---|
| ooze | a soft deposit (as of mud, slime, or shells) on the bottom of a body of water |
| skulk | to move in a stealthy or furtive manner |
| practicable | capable of being put into practice or of being done or accomplished : feasible |
| phylum | a direct line of descent within a group |
| fit | acceptable from a particular viewpoint (as of competence or morality) : proper |
| procurement | the act or process of procuring |
| prurient | marked by or arousing an immoderate or unwholesome interest or desire |
| bilk | to block the free development of : frustrate |
| defiance | the act or an instance of defying : challenge |
| loquacious | full of excessive talk : wordy |