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 |
|---|---|
| repugnance | the quality or fact of being contradictory or inconsistent |
| neophyte | a new convert : proselyte |
| ordain | to invest (see invest |
| solicit | to make petition to : entreat |
| exact | to call for forcibly or urgently and obtain |
| slew | a large number |
| striated | marked with striations or striae |
| deride | to laugh at or insult contemptuously |
| ascetic | practicing strict self-denial as a measure of personal and especially spiritual discipline |
| prophylactic | guarding from or preventing the spread or occurrence of disease or infection |