GRE words for stubbornness and flexibility word list
This GRE word list explores vocabulary related to stubbornness and flexibility, essential for nuanced understanding and expression in advanced English. Each word is defined and contextualized for effective GRE preparation.
Quiz(32 questions)
1. What does obstinate mean?
Terms in this Study Set(32)
Stubbornness Vocabulary(16)
obstinate
stubborn
intransigent
uncompromising
adamant
refusing to be persuaded
pertinacious
holding firmly to an opinion
dogged
persistent in effort
unyielding
not giving way to pressure
stubbornness
refusal to change
tenacity
determined perseverance
headstrong
willful and determined
recalcitrant
resisting authority
inflexible
not able to be changed
mulish
stubborn like a mule
fixed
not subject to change
iron-willed
having a strong determination
resolute
determined and unwavering
self-willed
determined to do as one wants
Flexibility Vocabulary(16)
adaptable
able to adjust to new conditions
flexible
capable of bending easily without breaking
versatile
able to adapt or be adapted for many different functions or activities
malleable
capable of being shaped or bent without breaking
pliant
easily bent; flexible
resilient
able to recover quickly from difficulties
open-minded
willing to consider new ideas
adapt
to adjust or modify to suit different conditions
modify
to make partial changes to something
accommodate
to make fit or suitable for
embrace
to accept willingly and enthusiastically
fluid
able to flow easily; not rigid
dynamic
characterized by constant change, activity, or progress
bend
to shape or force something straight into a curve
changeable
able to be changed; not consistent
twist
to form into a spiral or curved shape
Questions in this Study Set(32)
1. What does obstinate mean?
2. What does 'adaptable' mean?
3. Which word means uncompromising?
4. Which word means 'capable of bending easily without breaking'?
5. In a negotiation, being intransigent often leads to what outcome?
6. What does 'versatile' mean?
7. What does dogged mean?
8. Which word means 'easily bent; flexible'?
9. Which word describes a person who is resistant to authority?
10. What does 'resilient' mean?
11. If someone is described as unyielding, what does that imply?
12. Which word means 'willing to consider new ideas'?
13. Which word means determined perseverance?
14. What does 'modify' mean?
15. What does headstrong mean?
16. Which word means 'to make fit or suitable for'?
17. Which word means not able to be changed?
18. What does 'fluid' mean?
19. What does mulish imply?
20. Which word means 'characterized by constant change, activity, or progress'?
21. If someone has an iron-willed nature, what does that mean?
22. What does 'bend' mean?
23. Which word describes a fixed mindset that does not allow for change?
24. Which word means 'able to be changed; not consistent'?
25. What does tenacious mean?
26. What does 'twist' mean?
27. Which word means determined and unwavering?
28. Which word means 'to accept willingly and enthusiastically'?
29. If someone is described as self-willed, what does that imply?
30. What does 'capable of being shaped or bent without breaking' mean?
31. What does recalcitrant mean?
32. What does 'pliant' mean?
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