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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retiringreserved
suitorone that petitions or entreats
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premisea proposition antecedently supposed or proved as a basis of argument or inference
indicativeserving to indicate
fitfulcharacterized by fits or paroxysms
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opportunistone that is opportunistic or that practices opportunism
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