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 |
| favoritism | the showing of special favor : partiality |
| despise | to look down on with disrespect or aversion |
| peer | one that is of equal standing with another : equal |
| reserve | to hold in reserve : keep back |
| contempt | the act of despising : the state of mind of one who despises : disdain |
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| demented | mad |
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| ravenous | rapacious |