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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latitude | angular distance from some specified circle or plane of reference: such as |
gentle | free from harshness, sternness, or violence |
brim | an upper or outer margin : verge |
idle | not occupied or employed: such as |
retrench | cut down |
cauterize | to sear with a cautery or caustic |
parvenu | one that has recently or suddenly risen to an unaccustomed position of wealth or power and has not yet gained the prestige, dignity, or manner associated with it |
nepotism | favoritism (as in appointment to a job) based on kinship |
squander | to spend extravagantly or foolishly : dissipate |
circumspect | careful to consider all circumstances and possible consequences : prudent |