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importunate

adjectiveCommon GRE wordMore I words

persistent and annoying in making demands

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Importunate in a sentence

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Importunate creditors called at all hours, refusing to be put off.

Synonyms
insistentpersistentpressingdemanding
Antonyms
unobtrusiveundemanding

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Importunate (adjective) means persistent and annoying in making demands
Here is importunate used in an example sentence: "Importunate creditors called at all hours, refusing to be put off."
Common synonyms for importunate include insistent, persistent, pressing, demanding.
Antonyms of importunate include unobtrusive, undemanding.
Importunate is a GRE-level vocabulary word worth knowing for the Verbal section.

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