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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| retiring | reserved |
| suitor | one that petitions or entreats |
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| disseminate | to spread abroad as though sowing seed |
| premise | a proposition antecedently supposed or proved as a basis of argument or inference |
| indicative | serving to indicate |
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