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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|---|---|
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| cavalcade | a procession (see procession |
| sparse | of few and scattered elements |
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| constraint | the act of constraining |
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| modicum | a small portion : a limited quantity |
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