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 |
|---|---|
| strangle | to choke to death by compressing the throat with something (such as a hand or rope) : throttle |
| diligence | steady, earnest, and energetic effort : devoted and painstaking work and application to accomplish an undertaking : assiduity |
| apprehensive | viewing the future with anxiety or alarm : feeling or showing fear or apprehension about the future |
| vicissitude | the quality or state of being changeable : mutability |
| academic | of, relating to, or associated with an academy or school especially of higher learning |
| discount | a reduction made from the gross (see gross |
| philistine | a native or inhabitant of ancient Philistia |
| ambush | to attack by surprise from a hidden place : waylay |
| libretto | the text of a work (such as an opera) for the musical theater |
| vitreous | resembling glass (as in color, composition, brittleness, or luster) : glassy |