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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| projectile | a body projected by external force and continuing in motion by its own inertia |
| yoke | a wooden bar or frame by which two draft animals (such as oxen) are joined at the heads or necks for working together |
| digression | the act or an instance of leaving the main subject in an extended written or verbal expression of thought : the act or an instance of digressing in a discourse or other usually organized literary work |
| bullion | gold or silver considered as so much metal |
| insolvent | unable to pay debts as they fall due in the usual course of business |
| granulate | to form or crystallize into grains or granules |
| incubate | to sit on (eggs) so as to hatch by the warmth of the body |
| schematic | of or relating to a scheme or schema |
| appall | to overcome with consternation, shock, or dismay |
| subpoena | a writ commanding a person designated in it to appear in court under a penalty for failure |