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 |
|---|---|
| besiege | to surround with armed forces |
| connubial | of or relating to the married state : conjugal |
| sour | being, inducing, or marked by the one of the five basic taste sensations that is produced chiefly by acids and is characteristic of lemon juice |
| contempt | the act of despising : the state of mind of one who despises : disdain |
| gourmand | one who is excessively fond of eating and drinking |
| officious | volunteering one's services where they are neither asked nor needed : meddlesome |
| trek | to make one's way arduously |
| lilliputian | of, relating to, or characteristic of the Lilliputians or the island of Lilliput |
| slough | a place of deep mud or mire |
| lucid | suffused with light : luminous |