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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Word | Meaning |
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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 |