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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| dowry | the money, goods, or estate that a woman brings to her husband in marriage |
| acclaim | applaud |
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| parody | a literary or musical work in which the style of an author or work is closely imitated for comic effect or in ridicule |
| demoniac | possessed or influenced by a demon |
| magniloquent | speaking in or characterized by a high-flown often bombastic style or manner |
| infringe | to encroach upon in a way that violates law or the rights of another |
| centaur | any of a race of creatures fabled to be half human and half horse and to live in the mountains of Thessaly |
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