continue; continue to exist
Despite setbacks, she persisted in her efforts to earn a medical degree.
Vocabulary like persist appears on the Digital SAT in Words-in-Context questions, where you choose the word that fits a passage's meaning and tone. You can also drill this word with vocabulary flashcards.
inattentive; hasty and without attention to detail; not thorough
outside; on or near an edge or constituting an outer boundary; the outer area
lying while under oath; criminal offense of making false statements under oath
possible to fill or pass through; allowing fluids or gases to pass or diffuse through
extremely harmful
commit; perform an act, usually with a negative connotation
ageless; continuing forever or indefinitely
extend; cause to continue or prevail