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 |
|---|---|
| compartment | a separate division or section |
| leave-taking | departure |
| repugnance | the quality or fact of being contradictory or inconsistent |
| decree | an order usually having the force of law |
| descry | to catch sight of |
| immutable | not capable of or susceptible to change |
| slight | having a slim or delicate build : not stout or massive in body |
| plaintive | expressive of suffering or woe : melancholy |
| lag | one that lags or is last |
| predispose | to dispose in advance |