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 |
|---|---|
| provender | dry food for domestic animals : feed |
| hypochondriac | hypochondriacal |
| execute | to carry out fully : put completely into effect |
| rescind | to take away : remove |
| sate | satisfy to the full; satisfy to excess; cloy |
| apogee | the point in the orbit of an object (such as a satellite) orbiting the earth that is at the greatest distance from the center of the earth |
| veracious | truthful |
| inerrancy | exemption from error : infallibility |
| relevant | having significant and demonstrable bearing on the matter at hand |
| ichthyology | a branch of zoology that deals with fishes |