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 |
|---|---|
| scholarly | of, characteristic of, or suitable to learned persons : learned |
| irrevocable | not possible to revoke : unalterable |
| archaeology | the scientific study of material remains (such as tools, pottery, jewelry, stone walls, and monuments) of past human life and activities |
| warp | a series of yarns extended lengthwise in a loom and crossed by the weft |
| inconsequential | of no significance : unimportant |
| deport | to send out of the country by legal deportation |
| forthcoming | being about to appear or to be produced or made available |
| cite | to call upon officially or authoritatively to appear (as before a court) |
| demise | death |
| appease | pacify |