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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| bacchanal | orgy |
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| panegyric | a eulogistic oration or writing |
| colloquy | conversation |
| tribunal | a court or forum of justice |
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