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.
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potion | a mixture of liquids (such as liquor or medicine) |
despot | a ruler with absolute power and authority |
thrifty | given to or marked by economy and good management |
hortatory | hortative |
ecstasy | a state of overwhelming emotion |
ration | a food allowance for one day |
halcyon | characterized by happiness, great success, and prosperity : golden |
amputate | to remove by or as if by cutting |
exiguous | excessively scanty : inadequate |
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