GRE Word List
PERENNIAL
present at all seasons of the year
The meaning of the word perennial is present at all seasons of the year.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| ulterior | going beyond what is openly said or shown and especially what is proper |
| confidence | a feeling or consciousness of one's powers or of reliance on one's circumstances |
| lull | to cause to sleep or rest : soothe |
| jumble | to move in a confused or disordered manner |
| enervate | lacking physical, mental, or moral vigor : enervated |
| smirk | to smile in a smug or condescending way |
| alchemy | a medieval chemical science and speculative philosophy aiming to achieve the transmutation of the base metals into gold, the discovery of a universal cure for disease, and the discovery of a means of indefinitely prolonging life |
| creep | to move along with the body prone and close to the ground |
| importune | to press or urge with troublesome persistence |
| compendium | a brief summary of a larger work or of a field of knowledge : abstract |