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 |
|---|---|
| unseemly | not seemly: such as |
| eventual | contingent |
| skittish | lively or frisky in action : capricious |
| carcinogenic | producing or tending to produce cancer |
| quibble | to evade the point of an argument by caviling about words |
| causal | expressing or indicating cause : causative |
| adapt | to make fit (as for a new use) often by modification |
| tart | agreeably sharp or acid to the taste |
| circumspect | careful to consider all circumstances and possible consequences : prudent |
| appraise | to set a value on : to estimate the amount of |