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
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centigrade | relating to, conforming to, or having a thermometric scale on which the interval between the freezing point of water and the boiling point of water is divided into 100 degrees with 0° representing the freezing point and 100° the boiling point |
moratorium | a legally authorized period of delay in the performance of a legal obligation or the payment of a debt |
lumber | to move ponderously |
execrate | to declare to be evil or detestable : denounce |
diligence | steady, earnest, and energetic effort : devoted and painstaking work and application to accomplish an undertaking : assiduity |
recess | the action of receding : recession |
dubious | unsettled in opinion : doubtful |
adjuration | a solemn oath |
inequity | injustice |
unregenerate | not regenerate |