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 |
|---|---|
| foresight | an act or the power of foreseeing : prescience |
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| subsidy | a grant or gift of money: such as |
| irrefutable | impossible to refute : incontrovertible |
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