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 |
|---|---|
| injurious | inflicting or tending to inflict injury : detrimental |
| infirmity | the quality or state of being infirm |
| strew | to spread by scattering |
| fetish | an object (such as a small stone carving of an animal) believed to have magical power to protect or aid its owner |
| repel | to drive back : repulse |
| shangri-la | a remote beautiful imaginary place where life approaches perfection : utopia |
| exertion | the act or an instance of exerting |
| blanch | to take the color out of |
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| addle | rotten |