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 |
|---|---|
| agility | the quality or state of being agile : nimbleness |
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| prosaic | characteristic of prose as distinguished from poetry : factual |
| dispatch | to send off or away with promptness or speed |
| provident | frugal |
| outstrip | to go faster or farther than |
| insularity | characteristic of an isolated people |
| impartial | not partial or biased : treating or affecting all equally |
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