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

WordMeaning
explicateto give a detailed explanation of
gadflyany of various flies (such as a horsefly, botfly, or warble fly) that bite or annoy livestock
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meretriciousof or relating to a prostitute : having the nature of prostitution
wispya small handful (as of hay or straw)
pestlea usually club-shaped implement for pounding or grinding substances in a mortar see mortar illustration
pronehaving a tendency or inclination : being likely
randoma haphazard course
overblownpast the prime of bloom
assuageto lessen the intensity of (something that pains or distresses) : ease