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 |
|---|---|
| coincidence | the act or condition of coinciding : correspondence |
| litigation | the act, process, or practice of settling a dispute in a court of law : the act or process of litigating |
| demure | reserved |
| genus | a class, kind, or group marked by common characteristics or by one common characteristic |
| pachyderm | any of various nonruminant mammals (such as an elephant, a rhinoceros, or a hippopotamus) of a former group (Pachydermata) that have hooves or nails resembling hooves and usually thick skin |
| colloquial | used in or characteristic of familiar and informal conversation |
| plane | airplane |
| consort | associate |
| chronic | continuing or occurring again and again for a long time |
| base | the bottom of something considered as its support : foundation |