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 |
|---|---|
| vampire | the reanimated body of a dead person believed to come from the grave at night and suck the blood of persons asleep |
| browse | to eat (tender shoots, twigs, leaves of trees and shrubs, etc.) : to consume as browse (see browse |
| genteel | having an aristocratic quality or flavor : stylish |
| supposition | something that is supposed : hypothesis |
| egress | a place or means of going out : exit |
| punitive | inflicting, involving, or aiming at punishment |
| geniality | marked by or freely expressing sympathy or friendliness |
| qualify | to reduce from a general to a particular or restricted form : modify |
| glut | to flood (the market) with goods so that supply exceeds demand |
| inebriate | one who is drunk |