[QUOTE] [B][SIZE=4]"perseverance"[/SIZE][/B] [B]noun[/B] [LIST=1] [*]persistent determination [syn: [URL=http://www.word.sc/doggedness]doggedness[/URL], [URL=http://www.word.sc/persistence]persistence[/URL], [URL=http://www.word.sc/persistency]persistency[/URL], [URL=http://www.word.sc/tenacity]tenacity[/URL], [URL=http://www.word.sc/tenaciousness]tenaciousness[/URL], [URL=http://www.word.sc/pertinacity]pertinacity[/URL]] [*]the act of persisting or persevering; continuing or repeating behavior; "his perseveration continued to the point where it was no longer appropriate" [syn: [URL=http://www.word.sc/persistence]persistence[/URL], [URL=http://www.word.sc/perseveration]perseveration[/URL]] [/LIST] Source: [URL=http://www.word.sc/perseverance]http://www.word.sc/perseverance[/URL] [/QUOTE]

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