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 |
|---|---|
| jettison | to get rid of as superfluous or encumbering : omit or forgo as part of a plan or as the result of some other decision |
| portly | dignified |
| tawdry | cheap and gaudy in appearance or quality |
| induct | to put in formal possession (as of a benefice or office) : install |
| obtuse | not pointed or acute : blunt |
| zany | very eccentric (see eccentric |
| unwieldy | not easily managed, handled, or used (as because of bulk, weight, complexity, or awkwardness) : cumbersome |
| curb | an edging (as of concrete) built along a street to form part of a gutter |
| elusive | tending to elude: such as |
| hydrophobia | rabies |