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
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obituary | a notice of a person's death usually with a short biographical account |
squelch | to fall or stamp on so as to crush |
posthumous | born after the death of the father |
nonentity | something that does not exist or exists only in the imagination |
gratis | without charge or recompense : free |
verbose | containing more words than necessary : wordy |
chary | discreetly cautious: such as |
entree | the act or manner of entering : entrance |
negligible | so small or unimportant or of so little consequence as to warrant little or no attention : trifling |
eulogy | a commendatory oration or writing especially in honor of one deceased |