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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WordMeaning
centigraderelating to, conforming to, or having a thermometric scale on which the interval between the freezing point of water and the boiling point of water is divided into 100 degrees with 0° representing the freezing point and 100° the boiling point
moratoriuma legally authorized period of delay in the performance of a legal obligation or the payment of a debt
lumberto move ponderously
execrateto declare to be evil or detestable : denounce
diligencesteady, earnest, and energetic effort : devoted and painstaking work and application to accomplish an undertaking : assiduity
recessthe action of receding : recession
dubiousunsettled in opinion : doubtful
adjurationa solemn oath
inequityinjustice
unregeneratenot regenerate