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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| mode | an arrangement of the eight diatonic notes or tones of an octave according to one of several fixed schemes of their intervals (see interval |
| clipper | one that clips something |
| brim | an upper or outer margin : verge |
| suspend | to debar temporarily especially from a privilege, office, or function |
| viand | an item of food |
| aviary | a place for keeping birds confined |
| disavowal | to deny responsibility for : repudiate |
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