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

WordMeaning
errantbehaving wrongly
disapprobationthe act or state of disapproving : the state of being disapproved : condemnation
entailto impose, involve, or imply as a necessary accompaniment or result
coteriean intimate and often exclusive group of persons with a unifying common interest or purpose
hortatoryhortative
hue_and_cryoutcry; loud cry or clamor; strong protest; Ex. hue and cry against the new rule
transmuteto change or alter in form, appearance, or nature and especially to a higher form
anomalysomething different, abnormal, peculiar, or not easily classified : something anomalous
ghastlyterrifyingly horrible to the senses : frightening
ravenousrapacious