GRE Word List
PERSIST
to go on resolutely or stubbornly in spite of opposition, importunity, or warning
The meaning of the word persist is to go on resolutely or stubbornly in spite of opposition, importunity, or warning.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| exacting | tryingly or unremittingly severe in making demands |
| mutter | to utter sounds or words indistinctly or with a low voice and with the lips partly closed |
| figurine | a small carved or molded figure : statuette |
| impassable | incapable of being passed, traveled, crossed, or surmounted |
| mass | the liturgy of the Eucharist (see eucharist |
| spatial | relating to, occupying, or having the character of space |
| dissonance | lack of agreement |
| requite | to make return for : repay |
| compunction | anxiety arising from awareness of guilt |
| skeptic | an adherent or advocate of skepticism |