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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| conjecture | inference formed without proof or sufficient evidence |
| exiguous | excessively scanty : inadequate |
| mock | to treat with contempt or ridicule : deride |
| hireling | a person who serves for hire especially for purely mercenary motives |
| fitful | characterized by fits or paroxysms |
| acoustics | a science that deals with the production, control, transmission, reception, and effects of sound |
| sleight | deceitful craftiness |
| pertinacious | adhering resolutely to an opinion, purpose, or design |
| ingratiate | to gain favor or favorable acceptance for by deliberate effort |
| dour | stern |