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 |
|---|---|
| omnipotent | almighty |
| expatiate | to move about freely or at will : wander |
| absolute | free from imperfection : perfect |
| recount | to relate in detail : narrate |
| arbitrate | to act as arbiter upon (a disputed question) : to settle (a dispute between two people or groups) after hearing the arguments and opinions of both |
| bulwark | a solid wall-like structure raised for defense : rampart |
| depict | to represent by or as if by a picture |
| ballast | a heavy substance (such as rocks or water) placed in such a way as to improve stability and control (as of the draft of a ship or the buoyancy of a balloon or submarine) |
| inquisitor | one who inquires or makes inquisition |
| schism | division |