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 |
|---|---|
| cessation | a temporary or final ceasing (as of action) : stop |
| guile | deceitful cunning : duplicity |
| lampoon | satire |
| affected | artificial; pretended |
| inerrancy | exemption from error : infallibility |
| quarry | game |
| yeoman | an attendant or officer in a royal or noble household |
| crave | to ask for earnestly : beg |
| oath | a solemn usually formal calling upon God or a god to witness to the truth of what one says or to witness that one sincerely intends to do what one says |
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