GRE Word List
TENACITY
firmness; persistence
The meaning of the word tenacity is firmness; persistence.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| gaudy | flashy; showy |
| righteous | morally upright; just |
| sift | put through a sieve to separate fine from coarse particles; sort or examine carefully |
| degradation | humiliation; debasement; degeneration; V. degrade: debase; disgrace; degenerate; reduce (something) in worth; demote (someone); reduce in rank |
| evince | show clearly |
| latch | fastening or lock consisting of a movable bar that fits into a notch; V: close with a latch |
| disjunction | act or state of separation; disunity; CF. disjunctive: expressing a choice between two ideas; CF. conjunction; CF. conjunctive |
| casual | happening by chance; irregular; occasional; informal; showing or feeling little interest; Ex. casual reader/labor/remark |
| stint | supply; allotted amount of work; assigned portion of work; limitation; Ex. two-year stint in the army; Ex. without stint |
| beseech | beg; plead with |
