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 |
|---|---|
| aptitude | inclination |
| caprice | a sudden, impulsive, and seemingly unmotivated notion or action |
| physiological | of or relating to physiology |
| list | a simple series of words or numerals (such as the names of persons or objects) |
| prong | fork |
| seemly | good-looking |
| sacrilegious | committing or characterized by sacrilege : having or showing a lack of proper respect for a sacred person, place, or object |
| chimerical | existing only as the product of unchecked imagination : fantastically visionary (see visionary |
| callow | lacking adult sophistication : immature |
| minatory | having a menacing quality |