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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derangedmentally unsound : crazy
putridbeing in a state of putrefaction : rotten
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obeliskan upright 4-sided usually monolithic pillar that gradually tapers as it rises and terminates in a pyramid
facetany of the definable aspects that make up a subject (as of contemplation) or an object (as of consideration)
extraneousexisting on or coming from the outside
whitthe smallest part or particle imaginable : bit
schemea plan or program of action
historichistorical
tantamountequivalent in value, significance, or effect