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 |
|---|---|
| precis | a concise summary of essential points, statements, or facts |
| sundry | including many things of different kinds : miscellaneous |
| restive | stubbornly resisting control : balky |
| impassable | incapable of being passed, traveled, crossed, or surmounted |
| acme | the highest point or stage |
| colossus | a statue of gigantic size and proportions |
| piquant | engagingly provocative |
| scaffold | a temporary or movable platform for workers (such as bricklayers, painters, or miners) to stand or sit on when working at a height above the floor or ground |
| alchemy | a medieval chemical science and speculative philosophy aiming to achieve the transmutation of the base metals into gold, the discovery of a universal cure for disease, and the discovery of a means of indefinitely prolonging life |
| manacle | a shackle for the hand or wrist : handcuff |