GRE Word List
PERPETUAL
continuing forever : everlasting
The meaning of the word perpetual is continuing forever : everlasting.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| traverse | to go or travel across or over |
| opiate | an alkaloid drug (such as morphine or codeine) that contains or is derived from opium, binds to cell receptors primarily of the central nervous system and gastrointestinal tract, acts to block pain, induce sedation or sleep, depress respiration, and produce calmness or euphoria, and is associated with physiological tolerance (see tolerance |
| relinquish | to withdraw or retreat from : leave behind |
| grapple | the act or an instance of grappling |
| irresolute | uncertain how to act or proceed : vacillating |
| chronicle | a historical account of events arranged in order of time usually without analysis or interpretation |
| quietude | a quiet state : repose |
| augury | divination from auspices (see auspice |
| luster | a glow of reflected light : sheen |
| pedant | one who is unimaginative or who unduly emphasizes minutiae in the presentation or use of knowledge |