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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uprightperpendicular
gyroscopea wheel or disk mounted to spin rapidly about an axis and also free to rotate about one or both of two axes perpendicular to each other and to the axis of spin so that a rotation of one of the two mutually perpendicular axes results from application of torque to the other when the wheel is spinning and so that the entire apparatus offers considerable opposition depending on the angular momentum to any torque that would change the direction of the axis of spin
devoutcommitted or devoted to religion or to religious duties or exercises
eulogistica commendatory oration or writing especially in honor of one deceased
homeostasisa relatively stable state of equilibrium or a tendency toward such a state between the different but interdependent elements or groups of elements of an organism, population, or group
scuttlea shallow open basket for carrying something (such as grain or garden produce)
cringeto recoil in distaste
monarchyundivided rule or absolute sovereignty by a single person
suffuseto spread over or through in the manner of fluid or light : flush
filigreeornamental work especially of fine wire of gold, silver, or copper applied chiefly to gold and silver surfaces