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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| drastic | acting rapidly or violently |
| toll | a tax or fee paid for some liberty or privilege (as of passing over a highway or bridge) |
| levitate | to rise or float in or as if in the air especially in seeming defiance of gravitation |
| trappings | outward signs |
| warranty | a real covenant binding the grantor of an estate and the grantor's heirs to warrant and defend the title |
| levity | excessive or unseemly frivolity |
| bar | a straight piece (as of wood or metal) that is longer than it is wide and has any of various uses (as for a lever, support, barrier, or fastening) |
| beware | to be on one's guard |
| embryonic | of or relating to an embryo |
| check | to inspect, examine, or look at appraisingly or appreciatively |