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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assertto state or declare positively and often forcefully or aggressively
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derideto laugh at or insult contemptuously
legacya gift by will especially of money or other personal property : bequest
forda shallow part of a body of water that may be crossed by wading
talismanan object held to act as a charm to avert evil and bring good fortune
incurto become liable or subject to : bring down upon oneself
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ornatemarked by elaborate rhetoric (see rhetoric