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 |
|---|---|
| supplant | to supersede (another) especially by force or treachery |
| document | proof |
| chaperon | a person (such as a matron) who for propriety (see propriety |
| metropolis | the chief or capital city of a country, state, or region |
| oblivion | the fact or condition of not remembering : a state marked by lack of awareness or consciousness |
| ambience | a feeling or mood associated with a particular place, person, or thing : atmosphere |
| vassal | a person under the protection of a feudal lord to whom he has vowed homage and fealty : a feudal tenant |
| rational | having reason or understanding |
| claustrophobia | abnormal dread of being in closed or narrow spaces |
| bridle | the headgear with which a horse is governed and which carries a bit (see bit |