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 |
|---|---|
| jettison | to get rid of as superfluous or encumbering : omit or forgo as part of a plan or as the result of some other decision |
| disapprobation | the act or state of disapproving : the state of being disapproved : condemnation |
| convoluted | having convolutions |
| humane | marked by compassion, sympathy, or consideration for humans or animals |
| obtuse | not pointed or acute : blunt |
| litany | a prayer consisting of a series of invocations and supplications by the leader with alternate responses by the congregation |
| fusillade | a number of shots fired simultaneously or in rapid succession |
| infamous | having a reputation of the worst kind : notoriously evil |
| deposition | a testifying especially before a court |
| herpetologist | a branch of zoology dealing with reptiles and amphibians |