GRE Word List
PERTURB
to cause to be worried or upset : disquiet
The meaning of the word perturb is to cause to be worried or upset : disquiet.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| evocative | evoking or tending to evoke an especially emotional response |
| unwitting | not knowing : unaware |
| pendulous | poised without visible support |
| syllogism | a deductive scheme of a formal argument consisting of a major and a minor premise and a conclusion (as in "every virtue is laudable; kindness is a virtue; therefore kindness is laudable") |
| pious | marked by or showing reverence for deity and devotion to divine worship |
| pry | to look closely or inquisitively |
| shove | to push along |
| inveigh | to protest or complain bitterly or vehemently : rail |
| provident | frugal |
| voodoo | a religion that is derived from African polytheism and ancestor worship and is practiced chiefly in Haiti |