Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Lexicon: persist – perturb
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persist (-s), v. [L. persist-ěre, continue steadfastly.]
Endure; stay near; remain close.
persistent, adj. [L.; see persist, v.]
Continuous; enduring; lasting; relentless; unappeasable; persevering; unavoidable; inescapable.
person (-s), n. [OFr < L. persōna, mask used by a player; character, actor, or role; one who plays or performs a part.] (webplay: affirmed, almighty, being, books, counterfeit, friend, given, God, history, human, living, nature, pass, presence, pride, remember, sameness, seasons, soul, things, woman).
- Individual; human being.
- Being; entity; creature; mortal.
- Character; actor; masked performer.
- Phrase. “Persons of prognostication”: fortunetellers; soothsayers; prophets; seers; visionaries; [fig.] robins; birds returning north after winter is over in New England; signs of approaching spring.
- Phrase. “In person”: personally; himself; by his own physical presence; without a substitute or representative.
personal, adj. [OFr < L. persōnāl-is, see person, n.]
Inherent; distinctive; particular; inner; intrinsic; characteristic; individual; singular; unique; special.
personally, adv. [see personal, adj.]
(webplay; assumed). Myself; by actual acquaintance; intimately.
perspective, n. [Late L. perspectīv-us.]
Opinion; point of view; [fig.] meaning; significance; connotation; nuance; overtone; semantic association; emotional expression.
perspicacity, n. [L. perspicācitās.]
Discernment; quickness of sight; acute vision; clear perception; insight.
persuade (-d, persuading), v. [L. per + suādēre, advise, recommend, urge as desirable.] (webplay: arts, belief, measure).
- Influence; sway; coax; entice; induce; appeal to successfully; compel by pleading, entreating, or reasoning.
- Convince; assure; induce to believe.
- Argue legally; testify; give evidence; offer proof.
persuasive, adj. [L. persuāsīv-us.]
Convincing; believable; deceptively credible; able to trick others into trusting; possessing power to influence the beliefs and actions of another.
perturb (-ed), v. [OFr < L. perturbare.] (webplay: uneasiness).
Disturb; bother; embarrass; make uncomfortable; cause to be self-conscious.