GRE Word List

PERDITION

eternal damnation

The meaning of the word perdition is eternal damnation.

Random words

WordMeaning
crypticsecret
renounceto give up, refuse, or resign usually by formal declaration
recitala detailed account : enumeration
purportedreputed
forgea furnace or a shop with its furnace where metal is heated and wrought : smithy
engageto offer (something, such as one's life or word) as backing to a cause or aim : to expose to risk for the attainment or support of some end
motifa usually recurring salient thematic element (as in the arts)
orthographythe art of writing words with the proper letters according to standard usage
disaffecteddiscontented and resentful especially against authority : rebellious
ineffableincapable of being expressed in words : indescribable