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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cantoone of the major divisions of a long poem
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libertinea freethinker especially in religious matters
inscrutablenot readily investigated, interpreted, or understood : mysterious
eccentricdeviating from conventional or accepted usage or conduct especially in odd or whimsical ways
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jocundmarked by or suggestive of high spirits and lively mirthfulness
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