GRE Word List
PERPETUAL
continuing forever : everlasting
The meaning of the word perpetual is continuing forever : everlasting.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| clout | a piece of cloth or leather : rag |
| circumvent | to manage to get around especially by ingenuity or stratagem |
| nourishment | food |
| composure | a calmness or repose especially of mind, bearing, or appearance : self-possession |
| derogatory | expressive of a low opinion : disparaging |
| hubbub | noise |
| sonnet | a fixed verse form of Italian origin consisting of 14 lines that are typically 5-foot iambics rhyming according to a prescribed scheme |
| malcontent | a discontented person: |
| gargoyle | a spout in the form of a grotesque human or animal figure projecting from a roof gutter to throw rainwater clear of a building |
| granary | a storehouse for threshed grain |