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 |
|---|---|
| propulsive | tending or having power to propel |
| banal | lacking originality, freshness, or novelty : trite |
| proselytize | to induce someone to convert to one's faith |
| thermal | of, relating to, or caused by heat |
| promulgate | to make (an idea, belief, etc.) known to many people by open declaration : proclaim |
| incident | an occurrence of an action or situation that is a separate unit of experience : happening |
| maxim | a general truth, fundamental principle, or rule of conduct |
| nourishment | food |
| repress | to check by or as if by pressure : curb |
| hindrance | the state of being interfered with, held back, or slowed down : the state of being hindered |