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

WordMeaning
renovateto restore to a former better state (as by cleaning, repairing, or rebuilding)
sporadicoccurring occasionally, singly, or in irregular or random instances
loungeto act or move idly or lazily : loaf
elicitto call forth or draw out (something, such as information or a response)
impetusa driving force : impulse
fatuouscomplacently or inanely foolish : silly
anomalousinconsistent with or deviating from what is usual, normal, or expected : irregular
indenturea document or a section of a document that is indented
murmura half-suppressed or muttered complaint : grumbling
perigeethe point in the orbit of an object (such as a satellite) orbiting the earth that is nearest to the center of the earth