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.

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WordMeaning
ingratiateto gain favor or favorable acceptance for by deliberate effort
mottoa sentence, phrase, or word inscribed on something as appropriate to or indicative of its character or use
docketa brief written summary of a document : abstract
finesserefinement or delicacy of workmanship, structure, or texture
aggrandizeto make great or greater : increase
winceto shrink back involuntarily (as from pain) : flinch
fumbleto grope for or handle something clumsily or aimlessly
atrophydecrease in size or wasting away of a body part or tissue
raspto rub with something rough
spectralof, relating to, or suggesting a specter : ghostly