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 |
|---|---|
| flamboyant | marked by or given to strikingly elaborate or colorful display or behavior |
| disavowal | to deny responsibility for : repudiate |
| apprehend | arrest |
| indolent | averse to activity, effort, or movement : habitually lazy |
| aperture | an opening or open space : hole |
| console | an architectural member projecting from a wall to form a bracket or from a keystone for ornament |
| eccentric | deviating from conventional or accepted usage or conduct especially in odd or whimsical ways |
| salvage | compensation paid for saving a ship or its cargo from the perils of the sea or for the lives and property rescued in a wreck |
| pendulous | poised without visible support |
| overture | an initiative toward agreement or action : proposal |
