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
multiformhaving many forms or appearances
sticklerone who insists on exactness or completeness in the observance of something
magnanimitythe quality of being magnanimous : loftiness of spirit enabling one to bear trouble calmly, to disdain meanness and pettiness, and to display a noble generosity
suppressto put down by authority or force : subdue
renegadea deserter from one faith, cause, or allegiance to another
perigeethe point in the orbit of an object (such as a satellite) orbiting the earth that is nearest to the center of the earth
synchronoushappening, existing, or arising at precisely the same time
unobtrusivenot obtrusive : not blatant, arresting, or aggressive : inconspicuous
evanescenttending to vanish like vapor
incipientbeginning to come into being or to become apparent