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 |
|---|---|
| ameliorate | to make better or more tolerable |
| adventitious | coming from another source and not inherent or innate |
| assert | to state or declare positively and often forcefully or aggressively |
| berserk | an ancient Scandinavian warrior frenzied in battle and held to be invulnerable |
| frail | easily led into evil |
| panacea | a remedy for all ills or difficulties : cure-all |
| ludicrous | amusing or laughable through obvious absurdity, incongruity, exaggeration, or eccentricity |
| injurious | inflicting or tending to inflict injury : detrimental |
| sprout | to grow, spring up, or come forth as or as if a sprout |
| baffle | to defeat or check (someone) by confusing or puzzling : to confuse or frustrate completely : disconcert |