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 |
|---|---|
| chasten | to correct by punishment or suffering : discipline |
| arrogance | an attitude of superiority manifested in an overbearing manner or in presumptuous claims or assumptions |
| bivouac | a usually temporary encampment under little or no shelter |
| viper | a common Eurasian venomous snake (Vipera berus) that attains a length of about two feet (0.6 meter), varies in color from red, brown, or gray with dark markings to black, and is usually not fatal to humans |
| embargo | an order of a government prohibiting the departure of commercial ships from its ports |
| refute | to prove wrong by argument or evidence : show to be false or erroneous |
| desperate | having lost hope |
| bog | wet spongy ground |
| collate | to compare critically |
| berserk | an ancient Scandinavian warrior frenzied in battle and held to be invulnerable |