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
foppishfoolish
munificentvery liberal in giving or bestowing (see bestow
indentationthe blank space produced by indenting : indention
concessionthe act or an instance of conceding (as by granting something as a right, accepting something as true, or acknowledging defeat)
siblingsib
obliqueneither perpendicular nor parallel : inclined
sproutto grow, spring up, or come forth as or as if a sprout
apocryphalof doubtful authenticity : spurious
autonomoushaving the right or power of self-government
willfulobstinately and often perversely self-willed