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 |
|---|---|
| runic | any of the characters of any of several alphabets used by the Germanic peoples from about the 3rd to the 13th centuries |
| prop | something that props or sustains : support |
| gullible | easily duped or cheated |
| correlate | either of two things so related that one directly implies or is complementary to the other (such as husband and wife) |
| sanguine | marked by eager hopefulness : confidently optimistic |
| pensive | musingly or dreamily thoughtful |
| gouge | a chisel with a concavo-convex cross section |
| dank | unpleasantly moist or wet |
| couple | two persons married, engaged, or otherwise romantically paired |
| inimitable | not capable of being imitated : matchless |