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 |
|---|---|
| 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 |