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.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| perquisite | a privilege, gain, or profit incidental to regular salary or wages |
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| pathos | an element in experience or in artistic representation evoking pity or compassion |
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| initiate | to cause or facilitate the beginning of : set going |
| inchoate | being only partly in existence or operation : incipient |
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