[{"Bold_text": "verb (used without object)", "List Items": ["to persist in anything undertaken; maintain a purpose in spite of difficulty, obstacles, or discouragement; continue steadfastly.", "to persist in speech, interrogation, argument, etc.; insist."]}, {"Bold_text": "verb (used with object)", "List Items": ["to bolster, sustain, or uphold:unflagging faith that had persevered him."]}]