GRE vocabulary
pertinacious
stubbornly persistent in holding to a purpose or opinion
In a sentence
Pertinacious in a sentence
Here is an example sentence showing pertinacious in a sentence.
Her pertinacious questioning eventually wore down the witness.
Antonyms
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Common questions
Questions about “pertinacious”
Pertinacious (adjective) means stubbornly persistent in holding to a purpose or opinion
Here is pertinacious used in an example sentence: "Her pertinacious questioning eventually wore down the witness."
Common synonyms for pertinacious include tenacious, dogged, obstinate, unyielding.
Antonyms of pertinacious include yielding, irresolute, compliant.
Pertinacious is a GRE-level vocabulary word worth knowing for the Verbal section.
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