GRE Word List
PERPETUAL
continuing forever : everlasting
The meaning of the word perpetual is continuing forever : everlasting.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| alacrity | promptness in response : cheerful readiness |
| dummy | a person who is incapable of speaking |
| incrustation | a crust or hard coating |
| enlist | to secure the support and aid of : employ in advancing an interest |
| suppress | to put down by authority or force : subdue |
| shoot | to eject or impel or cause to be ejected or impelled by a sudden release of tension (as of a bowstring or slingshot or by a flick of a finger) |
| caulk | to stop up and make tight against leakage (something, such as a boat or its seams, the cracks in a window frame, or the joints of a pipe) |
| laity | the people of a religious faith as distinguished from its clergy |
| embroider | to ornament with needlework |
| willowy | abounding with willows |