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 |
|---|---|
| hue_and_cry | outcry; loud cry or clamor; strong protest; Ex. hue and cry against the new rule |
| repository | a place, room, or container where something is deposited or stored : depository |
| flail | a hand threshing implement consisting of a wooden handle at the end of which a stouter and shorter stick is so hung as to swing freely |
| knell | a stroke or sound of a bell especially when rung slowly (as for a death, funeral, or disaster) |
| grapple | the act or an instance of grappling |
| unsightly | not pleasing to the sight : not comely |
| parched | deprived of natural moisture |
| nihilist | a viewpoint that traditional values and beliefs are unfounded and that existence is senseless and useless |
| acquittal | a setting free from the charge of an offense by verdict, sentence, or other legal process |
| pervasive | existing in or spreading through every part of something |