GRE Word List
PERPETUAL
continuing forever : everlasting
The meaning of the word perpetual is continuing forever : everlasting.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| protagonist | the principal character in a literary work (such as a drama or story) |
| epilogue | a concluding section that rounds out the design of a literary work |
| compendium | a brief summary of a larger work or of a field of knowledge : abstract |
| phenomena | phenomenon |
| grouch | a fit of bad temper |
| actuate | to put into mechanical action or motion |
| churlish | of, resembling, or characteristic of a churl : vulgar |
| intellect | the power of knowing as distinguished from the power to feel and to will : the capacity for knowledge |
| deb\^acle | sudden disastrous downfall or defeat; complete disaster |
| astigmatism | a defect of an optical system (such as a lens) causing rays from a point to fail to meet in a focal point resulting in a blurred and imperfect image |