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 |
|---|---|
| memento | something that serves to warn or remind |
| insinuate | to impart or suggest in an artful or indirect way : imply |
| inadvertently | unintentional |
| fledgling | a young bird just fledged (see fledge |
| millennium | the thousand years mentioned in Revelation (see revelation |
| predator | an organism that primarily obtains food by the killing and consuming of other organisms : an organism that lives by predation |
| wax | a substance that is secreted by bees and is used by them for constructing the honeycomb, that is a dull yellow solid plastic when warm, and that is composed primarily of a mixture of esters, hydrocarbons, and fatty acids : beeswax |
| avantgarde | group of artists whose work is based on the newest ideas and methods; CF. vanguard |
| dribble | to issue sporadically and in small bits |
| embitter | to excite bitter feelings in |