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 |
|---|---|
| ordination | the act or an instance of ordaining : the state of being ordained |
| travesty | a debased, distorted, or grossly inferior imitation |
| boost | to push or shove up from below |
| stockade | a line of stout posts set firmly to form a defense |
| loll | to hang loosely or laxly : droop |
| vulture | any of various large birds (families Accipitridae and Cathartidae) that are related to the hawks, eagles, and falcons but have weaker claws and the head usually naked and that subsist chiefly or entirely on carrion |
| stipple | to engrave by means of dots and flicks |
| accessory | an object or device that is not essential in itself but adds to the beauty, convenience, or effectiveness of something else |
| abrogate | to abolish by authoritative action : annul |
| deleterious | harmful often in a subtle or unexpected way |