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 |
|---|---|
| panacea | a remedy for all ills or difficulties : cure-all |
| refrain | curb |
| crescendo | a gradual increase |
| incommodious | not commodious : inconvenient |
| sylvan | one that frequents groves or woods |
| apostate | one who commits apostasy |
| menagerie | a place where animals are kept and trained especially for exhibition |
| analgesia | insensibility to pain without loss of consciousness |
| hindrance | the state of being interfered with, held back, or slowed down : the state of being hindered |
| deface | to mar the appearance of : injure by effacing significant details |