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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| diaphanous | characterized by such fineness of texture as to permit seeing through |
| irrepressible | impossible to repress, restrain, or control |
| implacable | not placable : not capable of being appeased, significantly changed, or mitigated |
| metamorphosis | change of physical form, structure, or substance especially by supernatural means |
| avert | to turn away or aside (the eyes, one's gaze, etc.) in avoidance |
| cathartic | of, relating to, or producing catharsis |
| siren | any of a group of female and partly human creatures in Greek mythology that lured mariners to destruction by their singing |
| musty | impaired by damp or mildew : moldy |
| aegis | a shield or breastplate emblematic of majesty that was associated with Zeus and Athena |
| sordid | marked by baseness or grossness : vile |