GRE Word List
PERPETUAL
continuing forever : everlasting
The meaning of the word perpetual is continuing forever : everlasting.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| gaudy | ostentatiously or tastelessly ornamented |
| inter | to deposit (a dead body) in the earth or in a tomb |
| oligarchy | government by the few |
| allegory | the expression by means of symbolic fictional figures and actions of truths or generalizations about human existence |
| bearing | the manner in which one behaves or comports oneself : the manner in which one bears (see bear |
| hem | a border of a cloth article doubled back and stitched down |
| gale | a strong current of air: |
| viper | a common Eurasian venomous snake (Vipera berus) that attains a length of about two feet (0.6 meter), varies in color from red, brown, or gray with dark markings to black, and is usually not fatal to humans |
| quash | to suppress or extinguish summarily and completely |
| masticate | to grind or crush (food) with or as if with the teeth : chew |