Vocabulary List 37

assist
(verb) to help someone to do something
My task is to assist in training new employees.

insist
(verb) to demand that someone agree to do something
I didn’t want to go, but they insisted.

resist
(verb) to oppose; to try to stop or prevent something
Many people resisted the efforts to raise taxes.

persist
(verb) to continue to exist
If the pain persists, you must see a doctor.

consist of
(phrasal verb) to be formed from two or more things or people
The committee consists of ten members.

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