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 |
|---|---|
| fancied | imagined or believed to be true or real |
| hew | to cut with blows of a heavy cutting instrument |
| stratum | a bed or layer artificially made |
| interim | an intervening time : interval |
| contrive | devise |
| thermal | of, relating to, or caused by heat |
| subsequent | following in time, order, or place |
| facet | any of the definable aspects that make up a subject (as of contemplation) or an object (as of consideration) |
| avow | to declare assuredly |
| desecrate | to violate the sanctity of : profane |