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 |
|---|---|
| jaundice | yellowish pigmentation of the skin, tissues, and body fluids caused by the deposition of bile pigments |
| disinclination | a preference for avoiding something : slight aversion |
| undertaker | one who undertakes : one who takes the risk and management of business : entrepreneur |
| extirpate | to destroy completely : wipe out |
| drip | to let fall in drops |
| wan | suggestive of poor health : sickly |
| derelict | abandoned especially by the owner or occupant |
| clairvoyant | having clairvoyance : able to see beyond the range of ordinary perception |
| effervescence | the property of forming bubbles : the action or process of effervescing |
| maleficent | working or productive of harm or evil : baleful |