GRE Word List
PERDITION
eternal damnation
The meaning of the word perdition is eternal damnation.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| swarthy | of a dark color, complexion, or cast |
| bluff | having a broad flattened front |
| gruff | rough, brusque, or stern in manner, speech, or aspect |
| anecdote | a usually short narrative of an interesting, amusing, or biographical incident |
| scapegoat | a goat upon whose head are symbolically placed the sins of the people after which he is sent into the wilderness in the biblical ceremony for Yom Kippur |
| impotent | not potent : lacking in power, strength, or vigor : helpless |
| gobble | to swallow or eat greedily |
| nugatory | of little or no consequence : trifling |
| cite | to call upon officially or authoritatively to appear (as before a court) |
| reprimand | a severe or formal reproof |