| perse |
| persea | (n) avocado, Syn. genus Persea |
| persecute | (v) cause to suffer, Syn. oppress, Example: Jews were persecuted in the former Soviet Union |
| persecution | (n) the act of persecuting (especially on the basis of race or religion) |
| persephone | (n) (Greek mythology) daughter of Zeus and Demeter; made queen of the underworld by Pluto in ancient mythology; identified with Roman Proserpina, Syn. Despoina, Cora, Kore |
| persepolis | (n) an ancient city that was the capital of the ancient Persian Empire; now in ruins |
| perseus | (n) (Greek mythology) the son of Zeus who slew Medusa (with the help of Athena and Hermes) and rescued Andromeda from a sea monster |
| perseus | (n) a conspicuous constellation in the northern hemisphere; between Auriga and Cassiopeia and crossed by the Milky Way |
| perseverance | (n) the act of persisting or persevering; continuing or repeating behavior, Syn. perseveration, persistence, Example: his perseveration continued to the point where it was no longer appropriate |
| perseverate | (v) psychology: repeat a response after the cessation of the original stimulus, Example: The subjects in this study perseverated |
| perseveration | (n) the tendency for a memory or idea to persist or recur without any apparent stimulus for it |
| Persecot | n. See Persicot. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Persecute | v. t. Do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you. Matt. v. 44. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| persecuted | adj. Same as oppressed. |
| Persecution | n. [ F. persécution, L. persecutio. ] Persecution produces no sincere conviction. Paley. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Persecutor | n. [ L.: cf. F. persécuteur. ] One who persecutes, or harasses. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Persecutrix | n. [ L. ] A woman who persecutes. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Perseid | n. [ From Perseus. ] (Astron.) One of a group of shooting stars which appear yearly about the 10th of August, and cross the heavens in paths apparently radiating from the constellation |
| Perseus | prop. n. [ L., from Gr. |
| Persever | v. i. To persevere. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Perseverance | n. [ F. persévérance, L. perseverantia. ] Whose constant perseverance overcame |