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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WordMeaning
embellishto make beautiful with ornamentation : decorate
revileto subject to verbal abuse : vituperate
turgidexcessively embellished in style or language : bombastic
exemptfree or released from some liability or requirement to which others are subject
saccharineof, relating to, or resembling that of sugar
abstrusedifficult to comprehend : recondite
regattaa rowing, speedboat, or sailing race or a series of such races
reprobatean unprincipled or depraved person : scoundrel
amplifyto expand (something, such as a statement) by the use of detail or illustration or by closer analysis
incontrovertiblenot open to question : indisputable