GRE Word List

TENACITY

the quality or state of being tenacious

The meaning of the word tenacity is the quality or state of being tenacious.

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WordMeaning
vauntedhighly or widely praised or boasted about
purchaseto obtain by paying money or its equivalent : buy
inordinateexceeding reasonable limits : immoderate
perigeethe point in the orbit of an object (such as a satellite) orbiting the earth that is nearest to the center of the earth
solsticeeither of the two points on the ecliptic at which its distance from the celestial equator is greatest and which is reached by the sun each year about June 21 and December 21
usurythe lending of money with an interest charge for its use
distinctivemarking as separate or different : serving to distinguish
blighta disease or injury of plants marked by the formation of lesions, withering, and death of parts (such as leaves and tubers)
convivialrelating to, occupied with, or fond of feasting, drinking, and good company
bromidea binary compound of bromine with another element or a radical including some (such as potassium bromide) used as sedatives