GRE Word List
TENACIOUS
not easily pulled apart : cohesive
The meaning of the word tenacious is not easily pulled apart : cohesive.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| affliction | a cause of persistent pain or distress |
| tenant | one who has the occupation or temporary possession of lands or tenements of another |
| ballast | a heavy substance (such as rocks or water) placed in such a way as to improve stability and control (as of the draft of a ship or the buoyancy of a balloon or submarine) |
| deb\^acle | sudden disastrous downfall or defeat; complete disaster |
| magnate | a person of rank, power, influence, or distinction often in a specified area |
| recess | the action of receding : recession |
| canvass | to go through (a district) or go to (persons) in order to solicit orders or political support or to determine opinions or sentiments |
| entail | to impose, involve, or imply as a necessary accompaniment or result |
| alleviate | relieve |
| devise | to form in the mind by new combinations or applications of ideas or principles : invent |
