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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| supplant | to supersede (another) especially by force or treachery |
| monarchy | undivided rule or absolute sovereignty by a single person |
| codicil | a legal instrument made to modify an earlier will |
| pallid | deficient in color : wan |
| luster | a glow of reflected light : sheen |
| mauve | a moderate purple, violet, or lilac color |
| argot | the language used by a particular type or group of people : an often more or less secret vocabulary and idiom peculiar to a particular group |
| squelch | to fall or stamp on so as to crush |
| surveillance | close watch kept over someone or something (as by a detective) |
| axiom | a statement accepted as true as the basis for argument or inference : postulate |