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 |
|---|---|
| reciprocal | inversely related : opposite |
| acute | characterized by sharpness or severity of sudden onset |
| moribund | being in the state of dying : approaching death |
| defalcate | deduct |
| run-down | an item-by-item report or review : summary |
| tramp | to walk, tread, or step especially heavily |
| prerogative | an exclusive or special right, power, or privilege: such as |
| repulsion | the action of repulsing : the state of being repulsed |
| acclivity | an ascending slope (as of a hill) |
| ideology | a manner or the content of thinking characteristic of an individual, group, or culture |