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 |
|---|---|
| beneficial | producing good results or helpful effects : conferring benefits (see benefit |
| frugality | the quality or state of being frugal : careful management of material resources and especially money : thrift |
| malaise | an indefinite feeling of debility or lack of health often indicative of or accompanying the onset of an illness |
| colossus | a statue of gigantic size and proportions |
| nihilist | a viewpoint that traditional values and beliefs are unfounded and that existence is senseless and useless |
| unction | the act of anointing as a rite of consecration or healing |
| bromide | a binary compound of bromine with another element or a radical including some (such as potassium bromide) used as sedatives |
| slake | subside |
| ward | the action or process of guarding |
| perfunctory | characterized by routine or superficiality : mechanical |