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 |
|---|---|
| propellant | capable of propelling |
| incongruity | the quality or state of being incongruous |
| languish | to be or become feeble, weak, or enervated |
| tender | marked by, responding to, or expressing the softer emotions : fond |
| wastrel | vagabond |
| latch | to lay hold with or as if with the hands or arms |
| vernacular | using a language or dialect native to a region or country rather than a literary, cultured, or foreign language |
| litotes | understatement in which an affirmative is expressed by the negative of the contrary (as in "not a bad singer" or "not unhappy") |
| hoodwink | to deceive by false appearance : dupe |
| oaf | a stupid person : boob |