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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|---|---|
| effeminate | having feminine qualities untypical of a man : not manly in appearance or manner |
| idiosyncrasy | a peculiarity of constitution or temperament : an individualizing characteristic or quality |
| reprobate | an unprincipled or depraved person : scoundrel |
| rivet | a headed pin or bolt of metal used for uniting two or more pieces by passing the shank through a hole in each piece and then beating or pressing down the plain end so as to make a second head |
| nutrition | the act or process of nourishing or being nourished |
| vivisection | the cutting of or operation on a living animal usually for physiological or pathological investigation |
| tawny | of the color tawny |
| diva | prima donna |
| thwart | to oppose successfully : defeat the hopes or aspirations of |
| grandiose | characterized by affectation of grandeur or splendor or by absurd exaggeration |