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 |
|---|---|
| embezzlement | to appropriate (something, such as property entrusted to one's care) fraudulently to one's own use |
| brooch | an ornament that is held by a pin or clasp and is worn at or near the neck |
| eccentric | deviating from conventional or accepted usage or conduct especially in odd or whimsical ways |
| bait | to persecute or exasperate with unjust, malicious, or persistent attacks |
| reciprocal | inversely related : opposite |
| laity | the people of a religious faith as distinguished from its clergy |
| titular | having the title and usually the honors belonging to an office or dignity without the duties, functions, or responsibilities |
| doctrinaire | stubbornly or excessively devoted to a doctrine or theory without regard to practical considerations |
| capillary | resembling a hair especially in slender elongated form |
| frivolous | of little weight or importance |