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 |
|---|---|
| quibble | to evade the point of an argument by caviling about words |
| sumptuous | extremely costly, rich, luxurious, or magnificent |
| suppress | to put down by authority or force : subdue |
| tribune | a Roman official under the monarchy and the republic with the function of protecting the plebeian citizen from arbitrary action by the patrician magistrates |
| vortex | something that resembles a whirlpool |
| suture | a strand or fiber used to sew parts of the living body |
| flora | a treatise on or list of the plants of an area or period |
| rank | relative standing or position |
| diaphanous | characterized by such fineness of texture as to permit seeing through |
| upshot | the final result : outcome |