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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| liquidate | to determine by agreement or by litigation the precise amount of (indebtedness, damages, or accounts) |
| gamely | a physical or mental competition conducted according to rules with the participants in direct opposition to each other |
| imbroglio | an acutely painful or embarrassing misunderstanding |
| snub | to check or stop with a cutting retort : rebuke |
| dissimulate | to hide under a false appearance |
| incapacitate | to deprive of capacity or natural power : disable |
| tortuous | marked by repeated twists, bends, or turns : winding |
| quirk | an abrupt twist or curve |
| ceremonious | devoted to forms and ceremony |
| sly | wise in practical affairs |