GRE Word List
OBSTINATE
stubbornly adhering to an opinion, purpose, or course in spite of reason, arguments, or persuasion
The meaning of the word obstinate is stubbornly adhering to an opinion, purpose, or course in spite of reason, arguments, or persuasion.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| repudiate | to refuse to accept |
| determination | a judicial decision settling and ending a controversy |
| draft | the act of drawing or pulling in a net |
| tenancy | a holding of an estate or a mode of holding an estate |
| preclude | to make impossible by necessary consequence : rule out in advance |
| pundit | pandit |
| ambivalence | simultaneous and contradictory attitudes or feelings (such as attraction and repulsion) toward an object, person, or action |
| enfranchise | to set free (as from slavery) |
| assail | to attack violently : assault |
| muster | a representative specimen (see specimen |