These are the meanings of the letters PEVESRRE when you unscramble them.
- Perverse (a.)
Obstinate in the wrong; stubborn; intractable; hence, wayward; vexing; contrary.
- Perverse (a.)
Turned aside; hence, specifically, turned away from the right; willfully erring; wicked; perverted.
- Preserve (n.)
A place in which game, fish, etc., are preserved for purposes of sport, or for food.
- Preserve (n.)
That which is preserved; fruit, etc., seasoned and kept by suitable preparation; esp., fruit cooked with sugar; -- commonly in the plural.
- Preserve (v. i.)
To make preserves.
- Preserve (v. i.)
To protect game for purposes of sport.
- Preserve (v. t.)
To keep or save from injury or destruction; to guard or defend from evil, harm, danger, etc.; to protect.
- Preserve (v. t.)
To maintain throughout; to keep intact; as, to preserve appearances; to preserve silence.
- Preserve (v. t.)
To save from decay by the use of some preservative substance, as sugar, salt, etc.; to season and prepare for remaining in a good state, as fruits, meat, etc.; as, to preserve peaches or grapes.