GRE Word List

INTRANSIGENCE

the quality or state of being intransigent

The meaning of the word intransigence is the quality or state of being intransigent.

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convictionthe act or process of finding a person guilty of a crime especially in a court of law
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recriminationa retaliatory accusation
pestlea usually club-shaped implement for pounding or grinding substances in a mortar see mortar illustration
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buccaneerany of the freebooters preying on Spanish ships and settlements especially in 17th century West Indies
exaltto raise in rank, power, or character
riveta headed pin or bolt of metal used for uniting two or more pieces by passing the shank through a hole in each piece and then beating or pressing down the plain end so as to make a second head
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