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 |
|---|---|
| agenda | a list or outline of things to be considered or done |
| engage | to offer (something, such as one's life or word) as backing to a cause or aim : to expose to risk for the attainment or support of some end |
| mime | an ancient dramatic entertainment representing scenes from life usually in a ridiculous manner |
| elicit | to call forth or draw out (something, such as information or a response) |
| gorge | a narrow passage through land |
| malleable | capable of being extended or shaped by beating with a hammer or by the pressure of rollers |
| jocose | given to joking : merry |
| ultimate | last in a progression or series : final |
| lucid | suffused with light : luminous |
| connoisseur | expert |