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Meaning of Insistence | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2
ɪnˈsɪstəns

Definitions

  1. The state of being insistent.
  2. An urgent demand.
  3. The forcing of an attack through the parry, using strength.

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Examples

“He made gourd-rattles (known in ever so many parts of the world) in which he rattled dried seeds or small pebbles with a most beguiling and rain-like insistence[.]”
“The extreme depth of these channels, and the insistence of the Board of Trade on a headway of 150 ft. for the unrestricted passage of large ships, necessitated a high bridge with two main spans, and a central pier on Inchgarvie.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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