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Importunate

Pronounced:
< im-poor-choo-nit >

It means: 
Annoying and persistent.  Bothersome.

Daily use: 
He keeps making importunate phone calls to me.  He always calls when I am busy.

Memory trick: 

importunate

just remember that:

 importunate rhymes (sounds like) unfortunate

unfortunate means unlucky

Listen: Importunate

Vocabulary exercises your mind.

 

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