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 |
|---|---|
| temporize | to act to suit the time or occasion : yield to current or dominant opinion |
| antagonism | opposition of a conflicting force, tendency, or principle |
| parallelism | the quality or state of being parallel |
| uproar | a state of commotion, excitement, or violent disturbance |
| regale | to entertain sumptuously : feast with delicacies |
| enterprising | marked by an independent energetic spirit and by readiness to act |
| cornice | the molded and projecting horizontal member that crowns an architectural composition see column illustration |
| shade | comparative darkness or obscurity owing to interception of the rays of light |
| bookish | of or relating to books |
| outcast | one that is cast out or refused acceptance (as by society) : pariah |