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 |
|---|---|
| eccentric | deviating from conventional or accepted usage or conduct especially in odd or whimsical ways |
| impiety | the quality or state of being impious : irreverence |
| obscure | dark |
| blase | apathetic to pleasure or excitement as a result of excessive indulgence or enjoyment : world-weary |
| habitat | the place or environment where a plant or animal naturally or normally lives and grows |
| hiatus | a break in or as if in a material object : gap |
| eccentricity | the quality or state of being eccentric |
| wax | a substance that is secreted by bees and is used by them for constructing the honeycomb, that is a dull yellow solid plastic when warm, and that is composed primarily of a mixture of esters, hydrocarbons, and fatty acids : beeswax |
| irate | roused to ire |
| gross | glaringly noticeable usually because of inexcusable badness or objectionableness |