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 |
|---|---|
| prurient | marked by or arousing an immoderate or unwholesome interest or desire |
| subjective | of, relating to, or constituting a subject: such as |
| stagnant | not flowing in a current or stream |
| magnanimity | the quality of being magnanimous : loftiness of spirit enabling one to bear trouble calmly, to disdain meanness and pettiness, and to display a noble generosity |
| specious | having a false look of truth or genuineness : sophistic |
| prehensile | adapted for seizing or grasping especially by wrapping around |
| tribune | a Roman official under the monarchy and the republic with the function of protecting the plebeian citizen from arbitrary action by the patrician magistrates |
| credence | mental acceptance as true or real |
| downcast | low in spirit : dejected |
| wont | accustomed |