GRE Word List
OBDURATE
stubbornly persistent in wrongdoing
The meaning of the word obdurate is stubbornly persistent in wrongdoing.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| crescendo | a gradual increase |
| incrustation | a crust or hard coating |
| gape | to open the mouth wide |
| fastidious | showing or demanding excessive delicacy or care |
| mortify | to subject to severe and vexing embarrassment : shame |
| glib | showing little forethought or preparation : offhand |
| stifle | to withhold from circulation or expression |
| bureaucracy | a body of nonelected government officials |
| sultry | very hot and humid : sweltering |
| cavalier | marked by or given to offhand and often disdainful (see disdain |