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 |
|---|---|
| pertinacious | adhering resolutely to an opinion, purpose, or design |
| odious | arousing or deserving hatred or repugnance : hateful |
| excerpt | a passage (as from a book or musical composition) selected, performed, or copied : extract |
| mundane | of, relating to, or characteristic of the world |
| perfunctory | characterized by routine or superficiality : mechanical |
| sophisticated | deprived of native or original simplicity: such as |
| temerity | unreasonable or foolhardy contempt of danger or opposition : rashness |
| expropriate | to deprive of possession or proprietary rights |
| hover | to position (a computer cursor) over something (such as an image or icon) without selecting it |
| affirmation | the act of affirming |