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 |
|---|---|
| dismiss | to permit or cause to leave |
| crotchety | given to crotchets (see crotchet |
| disproportion | lack of proportion, symmetry, or proper relation : disparity |
| apogee | the point in the orbit of an object (such as a satellite) orbiting the earth that is at the greatest distance from the center of the earth |
| recite | to repeat from memory or read aloud publicly |
| slough | a place of deep mud or mire |
| leeway | an allowable margin of freedom or variation : tolerance |
| harass | exhaust |
| pang | a brief piercing spasm of pain |
| nostalgia | a wistful or excessively sentimental yearning for return to or of some past period or irrecoverable condition |