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

WordMeaning
uproara state of commotion, excitement, or violent disturbance
mammalany of a class (Mammalia) of warm-blooded higher vertebrates (such as placentals, marsupials, or monotremes) that nourish their young with milk secreted by mammary glands, have the skin usually more or less covered with hair, and include humans
meleea confused struggle
unearthto dig up out of or as if out of the earth : exhume
figmentsomething made up or contrived
discreditto refuse to accept as true or accurate : disbelieve
supplicateto make a humble entreaty
obviateto anticipate and prevent (something, such as a situation) or make (an action) unnecessary
confluencea coming or flowing together, meeting, or gathering at one point
truculencethe quality or state of being truculent