consist
- assist [from Latin assistere, from ad- 'to' + sistere 'to cause to stand']
- consist [from consistere 'to stand still or firm, exist', from com- + sistere 'to stand']
- desist [Origin: desister, from Latin sistere 'to stand, stop']
- If you desist from doing something, you stop doing it.
- insist [Origin: insistere 'to stand on, continue with determination', from sistere 'to stand']
- persist [Origin: persister, from Latin persistere, from sistere 'to stand firm']
- If you persist in doing something, continue to do something, although this is difficult, or other people oppose it.
- resist [Origin: resistere, from sistere 'to stop']
- subsist [Origin: subsistere 'to come to a stop, remain, exist', from sistere 'to come to a stand'] survive
con·sis·tent →consistently, consistently, coherent
- always keeping to the same pattern or style; unchanging
- She's one of the team's most consistent players.
- We need to be consistent in our approach.
- in agreement
- The evidence is not consistent.
- The results are consistent with earlier research.
- The figures are fully consistent with last year's results.
六级/考研单词: tentative, persist, tent, consistent, coherent, invariable, comprise
