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 |
|---|---|
| hamper | to restrict the movement of by bonds or obstacles : impede |
| defalcate | deduct |
| paradox | one (such as a person, situation, or action) having seemingly contradictory qualities or phases |
| perverse | turned away from what is right or good : corrupt |
| totter | to move unsteadily : stagger |
| circuitous | having a circular or winding course |
| inordinate | exceeding reasonable limits : immoderate |
| hiatus | a break in or as if in a material object : gap |
| haphazard | marked by lack of plan, order, or direction |
| zealot | a zealous person |