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 |
|---|---|
| amok | an episode of sudden mass assault against people or objects usually by a single individual following a period of brooding that has traditionally been regarded as occurring especially in Malaysian culture but is now increasingly viewed as psychopathological behavior occurring worldwide in numerous countries and cultures |
| preclude | to make impossible by necessary consequence : rule out in advance |
| fatuous | complacently or inanely foolish : silly |
| provenance | origin |
| droll | having a humorous, whimsical, or odd quality |
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| transcendent | exceeding usual limits : surpassing |
| guy | man |
| retract | to draw back or in |
| heresy | adherence to a religious opinion contrary to church dogma (see dogma |