GRE Word List
PERFORATE
pierce; put a hole through
The meaning of the word perforate is pierce; put a hole through.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| wont | (the stated person's) habit or custom; habitual procedure; ADJ. wonted: customary |
| ecclesiastic | ecclesiastical; pertaining to the church; N: minister; priest; cleric; clergyman |
| truncate | cut the top off; shorten |
| alluvial | pertaining to soil deposits left by running water |
| stupor | state of being stupefied; state of apathy; daze; lack of awareness |
| subsidiary | serving to assist; subordinate; secondary; of a subsidy; N. |
| immune | resistant to; free or exempt from; N. immunity |
| cursory | casual; hastily done with little attention to detail |
| antithesis | contrast; direct opposite of or to; ADJ. antithetic or antithetical |
| forswear | renounce under oath; abandon; make a solemn promise to give up; CF. abjure |
