GRE Word List

TENACIOUS

not easily pulled apart : cohesive

The meaning of the word tenacious is not easily pulled apart : cohesive.

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WordMeaning
stodgyhaving a rich filling quality : heavy
ornatemarked by elaborate rhetoric (see rhetoric
retrogradehaving or being motion in a direction contrary to that of the general motion of similar bodies and especially east to west among the stars
abstinencethe practice of abstaining from something : the practice of not doing or having something that is wanted or enjoyable
discounta reduction made from the gross (see gross
filigreeornamental work especially of fine wire of gold, silver, or copper applied chiefly to gold and silver surfaces
extrudeto force, press, or push out
backslideto lapse morally or in the practice of religion
shimmerto shine with a soft tremulous or fitful light : glimmer
smarthaving or showing a high degree of mental ability : intelligent