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 |
|---|---|
| gallows | a frame usually of two upright posts and a transverse beam from which criminals are hanged |
| correlate | either of two things so related that one directly implies or is complementary to the other (such as husband and wife) |
| downcast | low in spirit : dejected |
| waive | to relinquish (something, such as a legal right) voluntarily |
| catcall | a loud or raucous cry made especially to express disapproval (as at a sports event) |
| stealth | a cautious, unobtrusive, and secretive way of moving or proceeding intended to avoid detection |
| ominous | being or exhibiting an omen : portentous |
| lilliputian | of, relating to, or characteristic of the Lilliputians or the island of Lilliput |
| taxonomist | the study of the general principles of scientific classification : systematics |
| maleficent | working or productive of harm or evil : baleful |