GRE Word List
PERFORATE
to make a hole through
The meaning of the word perforate is to make a hole through.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| pending | during |
| apotheosis | the perfect form or example of something : quintessence |
| brook | creek |
| default | failure to do something required by duty or law : neglect |
| fathom | a unit of length equal to six feet (1.83 meters) used especially for measuring the depth of water |
| burlesque | a literary or dramatic work that seeks to ridicule by means of grotesque exaggeration or comic imitation |
| ravine | a small narrow steep-sided valley that is larger than a gully and smaller than a canyon and that is usually worn by running water |
| phoenix | a legendary bird which according to one account lived 500 years, burned itself to ashes on a pyre, and rose alive from the ashes to live another period |
| implausible | not plausible : provoking disbelief |
| trivia | unimportant matters : trivial facts or details |