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.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| resumption | an act or instance of resuming : recommencement |
| hindmost | farthest to the rear : last |
| squelch | to fall or stamp on so as to crush |
| promote | to advance in station, rank, or honor : raise |
| chicanery | deception by artful subterfuge or sophistry : trickery |
| refectory | a dining hall (as in a monastery or college) |
| leeway | an allowable margin of freedom or variation : tolerance |
| auspicious | showing or suggesting that future success is likely : propitious |
| pharisee | a member of a Jewish sect of the intertestamental period noted for strict observance of rites and ceremonies of the written law and for insistence on the validity of their own oral traditions concerning the law |
| swelter | to suffer, sweat, or be faint from heat |