GRE Word List
PERVERT
corrupt; turn from right to wrong; misuse; Ex. perverted sexual desire/scientific knowledge; N: person whose sexual behavior is not natural
The meaning of the word pervert is corrupt; turn from right to wrong; misuse; Ex. perverted sexual desire/scientific knowledge; N: person whose sexual behavior is not natural.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| boor | rude, insensitive person |
| propitiate | appease; conciliate; make peaceful; ADJ. propitiatory |
| faculty | mental or bodily powers; teaching staff |
| subterfuge | stratagem(deceptive scheme); pretense; evasion; Ex. resort to a harmless subterfuge |
| prattle | talk idly; babble; N. CF. prate |
| polarity | state of having two opposite qualities |
| reconcile | make friendly again (after quarrel); make consistent (two ideas in opposition); correct inconsistencies; Ex. reconcile one's political principles with one's religious beliefs |
| connoisseur | person competent to act as a judge of art, etc. (whose judgments are respected); a lover of an art |
| asymmetric | not identical on both sides of a dividing central line |
| muster | gather; assemble (troops); Ex. muster up one's strength for the ordeal; N. |
