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 |
|---|---|
| imposture | the act or practice of deceiving by means of an assumed character or name |
| incinerate | to cause to burn to ashes |
| peroration | the concluding part of a discourse and especially an oration |
| auxiliary | offering or providing help |
| sate | satisfy to the full; satisfy to excess; cloy |
| snuffle | to snuff or sniff usually audibly and repeatedly |
| capitulate | to surrender often after negotiation of terms |
| heckler | one who heckles someone (such as a performer or speaker) usually by shouting criticisms or insults |
| disheveled | marked by disorder or disarray |
| monolithic | of, relating to, or resembling a monolith : huge |