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 |
|---|---|
| disavowal | to deny responsibility for : repudiate |
| incessant | continuing or following without interruption : unceasing |
| gambol | to skip about in play : frisk |
| bugaboo | an imaginary object of fear |
| pulse | the regular expansion of an artery caused by the ejection of blood into the arterial system by the contractions of the heart |
| taint | to contaminate morally : corrupt |
| antecedents | a substantive word, phrase, or clause whose denotation is referred to by a pronoun that typically follows the substantive (such as John in "Mary saw John and called to him") |
| conveyance | the action of conveying |
| abate | to decrease in force or intensity |
| emaciated | very thin and feeble especially from lack of nutrition or illness |