GRE Word List
PERPETRATE
to bring about or carry out (something, such as a crime or deception) : commit
The meaning of the word perpetrate is to bring about or carry out (something, such as a crime or deception) : commit.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
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| virus | any of a large group of submicroscopic infectious agents that are usually regarded as nonliving extremely complex molecules, that typically contain a protein coat surrounding an RNA or DNA core of genetic material but no semipermeable membrane, that are capable of growth and multiplication only in living cells, and that cause various important diseases in humans, animals, and plants |
| plaudit | an act or round of applause |
| emissary | one designated as the agent of another : representative |
| expeditious | marked by or acting with prompt efficiency |
| converge | to tend or move toward one point or one another : come together : meet |
| tyranny | oppressive power |
| rend | to remove from place by violence : wrest |
| progeny | descendants |
| insurmountable | incapable of being surmounted : insuperable |
| pilfer | steal |