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 |
|---|---|
| extrude | to force, press, or push out |
| impotent | not potent : lacking in power, strength, or vigor : helpless |
| vertebrate | any of a subphylum (Vertebrata) of chordates that comprises animals (such as mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fishes) typically having a bony or cartilaginous spinal column which replaces the notochord, a distinct head containing a brain which arises as an enlarged part of the nerve cord, and an internal usually bony skeleton and that includes some primitive forms (such as lampreys) in which the spinal column is absent and the notochord persists throughout life |
| coma | a state of profound unconsciousness caused by disease, injury, or poison |
| venue | locale |
| coeval | of the same or equal age, antiquity, or duration |
| incarcerate | to put in prison |
| laceration | the act of lacerating |
| requisite | needed for a particular purpose : essential |
| extricate | to free or remove from an entanglement or difficulty |