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 |
|---|---|
| meretricious | of or relating to a prostitute : having the nature of prostitution |
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| sibylline | any of several prophetesses usually accepted as 10 in number and credited to widely separate parts of the ancient world (such as Babylonia, Egypt, Greece, and Italy) |
| disinterested | not having the mind or feelings engaged (see engaged |
| friction | the rubbing of one body against another |
| flagrant | conspicuously offensive |
| aggregate | formed by the collection of units or particles into a body, mass, or amount : collective |
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| materialism | a theory that physical matter is the only or fundamental reality and that all being and processes and phenomena can be explained as manifestations or results of matter (see matter |
| pretext | a purpose or motive alleged or an appearance assumed in order to cloak the real intention or state of affairs |