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 |
|---|---|
| precedent | prior in time, order, arrangement, or significance |
| touchstone | a fundamental or quintessential part or feature : basis |
| tedium | the quality or state of being tedious : tediousness |
| skulduggery | underhanded or unscrupulous behavior |
| gingerly | very cautious or careful |
| loathe | to dislike greatly and often with disgust or intolerance : detest |
| carnivorous | subsisting or feeding on animal tissues |
| scourge | whip |
| corrode | to eat away by degrees as if by gnawing |
| perverse | turned away from what is right or good : corrupt |