GRE Word List
PERPETUATE
to make perpetual or cause to last indefinitely
The meaning of the word perpetuate is to make perpetual or cause to last indefinitely.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| canto | one of the major divisions of a long poem |
| bar | a straight piece (as of wood or metal) that is longer than it is wide and has any of various uses (as for a lever, support, barrier, or fastening) |
| libertine | a freethinker especially in religious matters |
| inscrutable | not readily investigated, interpreted, or understood : mysterious |
| eccentric | deviating from conventional or accepted usage or conduct especially in odd or whimsical ways |
| gratuitous | not called for by the circumstances : not necessary, appropriate, or justified : unwarranted |
| hazy | made dim or cloudy by or as if by fine dust, smoke, or light vapor in the air : obscured by or as if by haze (see haze |
| jocund | marked by or suggestive of high spirits and lively mirthfulness |
| superannuated | outmoded |
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