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91Persevered — Persevere Per se*vere , v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Persevered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Persevering}.] [F. pers[ e]v[ e]rer, L. perseverare, fr. perseverus very strict; per + severus strict, severe. See {Per }, and {Severe}.] To persist in any business or… …
92Persevering — Persevere Per se*vere , v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Persevered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Persevering}.] [F. pers[ e]v[ e]rer, L. perseverare, fr. perseverus very strict; per + severus strict, severe. See {Per }, and {Severe}.] To persist in any business or… …
93Revive — Re*vive , v. t. [Cf. F. reviver. See {Revive}, v. i.] 1. To restore, or bring again to life; to reanimate. [1913 Webster] Those bodies, by reason of whose mortality we died, shall be revived. Bp. Pearson. [1913 Webster] 2. To raise from coma,… …
94To die in the last ditch — Die Die, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Died}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Dying}.] [OE. deyen, dien, of Scand. origin; cf. Icel. deyja; akin to Dan. d[ o]e, Sw. d[ o], Goth. diwan (cf. Goth. afd?jan to harass), OFries. d?ia to kill, OS. doian to die, OHG. touwen,… …
95To die out — Die Die, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Died}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Dying}.] [OE. deyen, dien, of Scand. origin; cf. Icel. deyja; akin to Dan. d[ o]e, Sw. d[ o], Goth. diwan (cf. Goth. afd?jan to harass), OFries. d?ia to kill, OS. doian to die, OHG. touwen,… …
96Unparalleled — Un*par al*leled, a. Having no parallel, or equal; unequaled; unmatched. [1913 Webster] The unparalleled perseverance of the armies of the United States, under every suffering and discouragement, was little short of a miracle. Washington. [1913… …
97buoyancy — noun Date: 1713 1. a. the tendency of a body to float or to rise when submerged in a fluid b. the power of a fluid to exert an upward force on a body placed in it; also the upward force exerted 2. the ability to recover quickly from depression or …
98carry on — verb Date: 1600 transitive verb to continue doing, pursuing, or operating < carry on research > < carried on the business > intransitive verb 1. to continue especially in spite of hindrance or …
99despondent — adjective Etymology: Latin despondent , despondens, present participle of despondēre Date: circa 1699 feeling or showing extreme discouragement, dejection, or depression < despondent about his health > • despondently adverb …
100dismal — adjective Etymology: Middle English, from dismal, noun, days marked as unlucky in medieval calendars, from Anglo French, from Medieval Latin dies mali, literally, evil days Date: 15th century 1. obsolete disastrous, dreadful 2 …
