The drought conditions persist in the region, forcing farmers to adopt more water-efficient irrigation methods.
该地区的干旱状况持续存在，迫使农民采用更节水的灌溉方法。
In her commencement address, the astronaut begins with a personal story about a childhood telescope malfunction, using that story to introduce her broader message about persisting through early failures in a scientific career.
From a Text Structure and Purpose question · Craft and Structure
- This system's influence persists today in how we divide hours into 60 minutes and circles into 360 degrees.
From a Rhetorical Synthesis question · Expression of Ideas
Which choice best defines “persist”?
B — Continue, last. “persist” means continue, last.
Which word means “continue, last”?
A — persist. “persist” means continue, last.
persist — continue, last. In Chinese: 坚持，持续.
persist is pronounced /pərˈsɪst/.
The drought conditions persist in the region, forcing farmers to adopt more water-efficient irrigation methods. (该地区的干旱状况持续存在，迫使农民采用更节水的灌溉方法。)
continue, endure, last — all close in meaning to persist (continue, last).
cease, fade — each the opposite of persist (continue, last).
Yes. persist is on the SAT Prep Easy list — mid-frequency academic words that do get tested. The Digital SAT does not test vocabulary in isolation; words like this one are tested through Words in Context questions, where you choose the word that completes a passage most logically and precisely.
persist(insist)