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 |
|---|---|
| proscribe | to publish the name of as condemned to death with the property of the condemned forfeited to the state |
| conglomeration | the act of conglomerating : the state of being conglomerated |
| unfetter | to free from fetters |
| benevolent | marked by or disposed to doing good |
| facade | the front of a building |
| magnitude | great size or extent |
| regimen | a systematic plan (as of diet, therapy, or medication) especially when designed to improve and maintain the health of a patient |
| submissive | submitting to others |
| farce | stuff |
| boisterous | noisily turbulent : rowdy |