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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| hindsight | perception of the nature of an event after it has happened |
| expunge | to strike out, obliterate, or mark for deletion |
| flux | a flowing of fluid from the body: such as |
| avow | to declare assuredly |
| repudiate | to refuse to accept |
| effusion | an act of effusing |
| high-flown | exceedingly or excessively high or favorable |
| scion | descendant |
| oath | a solemn usually formal calling upon God or a god to witness to the truth of what one says or to witness that one sincerely intends to do what one says |
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