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.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| mire | wet spongy earth (as of a bog or marsh) |
| subversive | the act of subverting : the state of being subverted |
| stanch | to check or stop the flowing of |
| mimicry | an instance of mimicking |
| shoddy | a reclaimed wool from materials that are not felted that is of better quality and longer staple than mungo |
| mannered | having manners of a specified kind |
| suffocate | to stop the respiration of (as by strangling or asphyxiation) |
| plasticity | the quality or state of being plastic |
| invalidate | to make invalid |
| laggard | lagging or tending to lag : slow especially compared to others of the same kind |