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 |
|---|---|
| herald | an official at a tournament of arms (see arm |
| tarantula | any of various large, typically ground-dwelling, hairy, mygalomorph spiders (family Theraphosidae) of warm regions that possess venomous fangs used to subdue and kill prey (such as insects, centipedes, frogs, and mice) caught by ambush or chase and that construct silk-lined burrows but do not build webs to trap food |
| constraint | the act of constraining |
| incessant | continuing or following without interruption : unceasing |
| assimilate | to take into the mind and thoroughly understand |
| ameliorate | to make better or more tolerable |
| exasperate | to cause irritation or annoyance to |
| irony | the use of words to express something other than and especially the opposite of the literal meaning |
| nirvana | the final beatitude (see beatitude |
| scourge | whip |