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
linguisticof or relating to language or linguistics
knacka special ready capacity that is hard to analyze or teach
validhaving legal efficacy or force
connubialof or relating to the married state : conjugal
perjurythe voluntary violation of an oath or vow either by swearing to what is untrue or by omission to do what has been promised under oath : false swearing
prosperitythe condition of being successful or thriving
metallurgicalthe science and technology of metals
sparenot being used
depreciateto lower in honor or esteem
raveto talk irrationally in or as if in delirium