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 |
|---|---|
| horoscope | a diagram of the relative positions of planets and signs of the zodiac at a specific time (as at one's birth) for use by astrologers in inferring individual character and personality traits and in foretelling events of a person's life |
| matrimony | the state of being married : marriage |
| flowery | of, relating to, or resembling flowers |
| incidence | rate of occurrence or influence |
| aberration | the fact or an instance of deviating or being aberrant especially from a moral standard or normal state |
| ordain | to invest (see invest |
| retort | to pay or hurl back : return |
| anomalous | inconsistent with or deviating from what is usual, normal, or expected : irregular |
| animated | endowed with life or the qualities of life : alive |
| conceit | favorable opinion |