GRE Word List
OBDURATE
stubbornly persistent in wrongdoing
The meaning of the word obdurate is stubbornly persistent in wrongdoing.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| poseur | a person who pretends to be what he or she is not : an affected or insincere person |
| homily | a usually short sermon |
| quibble | to evade the point of an argument by caviling about words |
| annuity | a sum of money payable yearly or at other regular intervals |
| bargain | an agreement between parties settling what each gives or receives in a transaction between them or what course of action or policy each pursues in respect to the other |
| euphony | pleasing or sweet sound |
| allay | to subdue or reduce in intensity or severity : alleviate |
| injurious | inflicting or tending to inflict injury : detrimental |
| generality | the quality or state of being general |
| disabuse | to free from error, misconception, or fallacy (see fallacy |