GRE Word List
PERVERSE
turned away from what is right or good : corrupt
The meaning of the word perverse is turned away from what is right or good : corrupt.
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diligence | steady, earnest, and energetic effort : devoted and painstaking work and application to accomplish an undertaking : assiduity |
ascendancy | governing or controlling influence : domination |
anvil | a heavy usually steel-faced iron block on which metal is shaped (as by hand hammering) |
seduce | to persuade to disobedience or disloyalty |
entail | to impose, involve, or imply as a necessary accompaniment or result |
impel | to urge or drive forward or on by or as if by the exertion of strong moral pressure : force |
congenial | pleasant |
grovel | to creep with the face to the ground : crawl |
tranquillity | the quality or state of being tranquil |
cuisine | manner of preparing food : style of cooking |