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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autocraticof, relating to, or being an autocracy : absolute
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hoodwinkto deceive by false appearance : dupe
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whiffa quick puff or slight gust especially of air, odor, gas, smoke, or spray
strutto become turgid : swell
archaichaving the characteristics of the language of the past and surviving chiefly in specialized uses
improviseto compose, recite, play, or sing extemporaneously
consequentialof the nature of a secondary result : indirect
gruntto utter a grunt