Verbal Ability - Selecting Words - Discussion
Discussion Forum : Selecting Words - Section 1 (Q.No. 31)
Directions to Solve
Pick out the most effective word(s) from the given words to fill in the blank to make the sentence meaningfully complete.
31.
He ...... in wearing the old fashioned coat in spite of his wife's disapproval.
Discussion:
22 comments Page 2 of 3.
Dilip said:
1 decade ago
Insist is usally used when referreing to someone.
Ahemada said:
1 decade ago
What is meaning of Resists?
Swati said:
1 decade ago
Resist means Argument.
Why resist is right choice?
Why resist is right choice?
Shubham Singh said:
1 decade ago
Right. The answer is correct "persist". However, I strongly feel it should be "persists on" rather than "persists in".
Siddhant Baneree said:
10 years ago
Don't you think persist should always be accompanied with on. So persist is wrong in my view here. Kindly explain.
Annie said:
9 years ago
Insists means to demand something on others.
Persists means doing something even when asked not to do that and so the answer.
Resist means Argument.
Then what is the meaning of desists?
Persists means doing something even when asked not to do that and so the answer.
Resist means Argument.
Then what is the meaning of desists?
Arin said:
9 years ago
'Insist on' has a positive sense suggesting a determination to do something: Strict parents insist on their children doing their homework every evening.
'Persist in' indicates something negative as it suggests continuing to do something despite opposition or disapproval from outside as in: Although strict parents insist on their children doing their homework, many children persist in disobeying their parents and never do their homework.
'Persist in' indicates something negative as it suggests continuing to do something despite opposition or disapproval from outside as in: Although strict parents insist on their children doing their homework, many children persist in disobeying their parents and never do their homework.
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Yugi said:
9 years ago
I think it is insists.
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Smn said:
6 years ago
Yeah, you are correct. Thanks @Divya.
Pvn said:
5 years ago
What is desists? Please explain.
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