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 |
|---|---|
| redolent | exuding fragrance : aromatic |
| deleterious | harmful often in a subtle or unexpected way |
| acerbity | the quality of being acerbic |
| fructify | to bear fruit |
| caste | one of the hereditary social classes in Hinduism that restrict the occupation of their members and their association with the members of other castes |
| inconsequential | of no significance : unimportant |
| reprobation | the act of reprobating : the state of being reprobated |
| forsake | to renounce or turn away from entirely |
| tact | a keen sense of what to do or say in order to maintain good relations with others or avoid offense |
| disavowal | to deny responsibility for : repudiate |