GRE Word List
PERSEVERE
to persist in a state, enterprise, or undertaking in spite of counterinfluences, opposition, or discouragement
The meaning of the word persevere is to persist in a state, enterprise, or undertaking in spite of counterinfluences, opposition, or discouragement.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| commune | talk over |
| emblazon | to inscribe or adorn with or as if with heraldic bearings or devices |
| thespian | actor |
| shift | to exchange for or replace by another : change |
| distend | extend |
| expletive | a syllable, word, or phrase inserted to fill a vacancy (as in a sentence or a metrical line) without adding to the sense |
| sham | a trick that deludes : hoax |
| recumbent | suggestive of repose : leaning |
| luscious | having a delicious taste or smell : sweet |
| idiom | an expression in the usage of a language that is peculiar to itself either in having a meaning that cannot be derived from the conjoined meanings of its elements (such as up in the air for "undecided") or in its grammatically atypical use of words (such as give way) |