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 |
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| etymology | the history of a linguistic form (such as a word) shown by tracing its development since its earliest recorded occurrence in the language where it is found, by tracing its transmission from one language to another, by analyzing it into its component parts, by identifying its cognates in other languages, or by tracing it and its cognates to a common ancestral form in an ancestral language |
| simper | to smile in a silly, affected, or ingratiating manner |
| crevice | a narrow opening resulting from a split or crack (as in a cliff) : fissure |
| prey | an animal taken by a predator as food |
| occlude | to close up or block off : obstruct |
| brocade | a rich silk fabric with raised patterns in gold and silver |
| ostensible | intended for display : open to view |
| assiduous | showing great care, attention, and effort : marked by careful unremitting attention or persistent application |
| asunder | into parts |
| numismatist | the study or collection of coins, tokens, and paper money and sometimes related objects (such as medals) |