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
qualifyto reduce from a general to a particular or restricted form : modify
capaciouscontaining or capable of containing a great deal
extantcurrently or actually existing
pterodactylany of various pterosaurs (suborder Pterodactyloidea) of the Late Jurassic and Cretaceous having a rudimentary tail and a beak with reduced dentition
infernalof or relating to a nether world of the dead
petulantinsolent or rude in speech or behavior
lustusually intense or unbridled sexual desire : lasciviousness
negateto deny the existence or truth of
platonicof, relating to, or characteristic of Plato or Platonism
inconsistencyan instance of being inconsistent