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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|---|---|
| exodus | the mainly narrative second book of canonical Jewish and Christian Scripture see Bible Table |
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