GRE Word List

PRIMP

to dress, adorn, or arrange in a careful or finicky manner

The meaning of the word primp is to dress, adorn, or arrange in a careful or finicky manner.

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WordMeaning
distractto draw or direct (something, such as someone's attention) to a different object or in different directions at the same time
melancholydepression of spirits : dejection
wizenedto become dry, shrunken, and wrinkled often as a result of aging or of failing vitality
overblownpast the prime of bloom
juridicalof or relating to the administration of justice or the office of a judge
reprisala retaliatory act
libidoinstinctual psychic energy that in psychoanalytic theory is derived from primitive biological urges (as for sexual pleasure or self-preservation) and that is expressed in conscious activity
imbroglioan acutely painful or embarrassing misunderstanding
fastidiousshowing or demanding excessive delicacy or care
culpritone accused of or charged with a crime