He ...... in wearing the old fashioned coat in spite of his wife's disapproval.-A-insistsB-persistsC-desistsD-resists-B-persists

Question

He ...... in wearing the old fashioned coat in spite of his wife&#39;s disapproval.-A-insistsB-persistsC-desistsD-resists-B-persists

APTITUDE CRACK · Accepted Answer

B persists Persist means to continue in an opinion or course of action in spite of difficulty or opposition. So, persist is correct in this context.

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