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 |
|---|---|
| jargon | the technical terminology or characteristic idiom of a special activity or group |
| nominal | of, relating to, or being a noun or a word or expression taking a noun construction |
| emend | to correct usually by textual alterations |
| fermentation | the enzyme-catalyzed anaerobic breakdown of an energy-rich compound (such as a carbohydrate to carbon dioxide and alcohol or to an organic acid) by the action of microorganisms (such as bacteria or yeast) that occurs naturally and is commonly used in the production of various products (such as food, alcoholic beverages, and pharmaceuticals) especially by controlling microbial enzymatic activity |
| oatmeal | meal made from oats |
| heinous | hatefully or shockingly evil : abominable |
| misogamy | a hatred of marriage |
| winsome | generally pleasing and engaging often because of a childlike charm and innocence |
| supercilious | coolly and patronizingly haughty |
| acuity | keenness of perception |