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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caucusa closed meeting of a group of persons belonging to the same political party or faction usually to select candidates or to decide on policy
pragmaticrelating to matters of fact or practical affairs often to the exclusion of intellectual or artistic matters : practical as opposed to idealistic
disapprobationthe act or state of disapproving : the state of being disapproved : condemnation
bateto reduce the force or intensity of : restrain
cursiverunning
tableta flat slab or plaque suited for or bearing an inscription
chastiseto censure severely : castigate
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excerpta passage (as from a book or musical composition) selected, performed, or copied : extract
pillagethe act of looting or plundering especially in war