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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abjureto renounce upon oath
factiousof or relating to faction: such as
culinaryof or relating to the kitchen or cookery
abeyancea state of temporary inactivity : suspension
hewto cut with blows of a heavy cutting instrument
denigrateto attack the reputation of : defame
hermeticof or relating to the mystical and alchemical writings or teachings arising in the first three centuries a.d.
diademcrown
squashto press or beat into a pulp or a flat mass : crush
liena charge upon real or personal property for the satisfaction of some debt or duty ordinarily arising by operation of law