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
acclivityan ascending slope (as of a hill)
codicila legal instrument made to modify an earlier will
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insensatelacking sense or understanding
uniquebeing the only one : sole
demurto take exception : object
precipicea very steep or overhanging place
abstrusedifficult to comprehend : recondite
disenfranchiseto deprive of a franchise, of a legal right, or of some privilege or immunity
paragona model of excellence or perfection