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 |
|---|---|
| preempt | to acquire (something, such as land) by preemption |
| din | a loud continued noise |
| patrician | a member of one of the original citizen families of ancient Rome |
| frisk | to search (a person) for something (such as a concealed weapon) by running the hand rapidly over the clothing and through the pockets |
| warren | a place legally authorized for keeping small game (such as hare or pheasant) |
| contrite | feeling or showing sorrow and remorse for improper or objectionable behavior, actions, etc. |
| incapacitate | to deprive of capacity or natural power : disable |
| unguent | a soothing or healing salve : ointment |
| politic | political |
| cession | a yielding to another : concession |