GRE Word List
PERTINACIOUS
adhering resolutely to an opinion, purpose, or design
The meaning of the word pertinacious is adhering resolutely to an opinion, purpose, or design.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| staccato | cut short or apart in performing : disconnected |
| vile | morally despicable or abhorrent |
| application | an act of applying: |
| tenuous | having little substance or strength : flimsy |
| stringent | tight |
| incandescent | white, glowing, or luminous with intense heat |
| insinuate | to impart or suggest in an artful or indirect way : imply |
| methodical | arranged, characterized by, or performed with method or order |
| limpid | marked by transparency (see transparent |
| putrescent | undergoing putrefaction : becoming putrid |