GRE Word List

PRUDE

a person who is excessively or priggishly attentive to propriety or decorum

The meaning of the word prude is a person who is excessively or priggishly attentive to propriety or decorum.

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WordMeaning
prolongto lengthen in time : continue
resentmenta feeling of indignant displeasure or persistent ill will at something regarded as a wrong, insult, or injury
capriciousgoverned or characterized by caprice : impulsive
missivea written communication : letter
diffusebeing at once verbose and ill-organized
putrescentundergoing putrefaction : becoming putrid
tartagreeably sharp or acid to the taste
pietythe quality or state of being pious: such as
vigoractive bodily or mental strength or force
integralessential to completeness : constituent