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 |
|---|---|
| inebriate | one who is drunk |
| glib | showing little forethought or preparation : offhand |
| hedonist | a person who is devoted to the pursuit of pleasure : someone who practices hedonism |
| commune | talk over |
| perjury | the voluntary violation of an oath or vow either by swearing to what is untrue or by omission to do what has been promised under oath : false swearing |
| duplicity | contradictory doubleness of thought, speech, or action |
| intoxicate | to excite or stupefy by alcohol or a drug especially to the point where physical and mental control is markedly diminished |
| forebears | ancestor |
| dotage | a state or period of senile decay marked by decline of mental poise and alertness |
| insubordination | disobedient to authority |