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
precisa concise summary of essential points, statements, or facts
belateddelayed beyond the usual time
discernibleable to be perceived by a sense (such as sight or smell) or by the mind : capable of being discerned
rigiddeficient in or devoid of flexibility
precociousexceptionally early in development or occurrence
corpulenthaving a large bulky body : obese
fatuouscomplacently or inanely foolish : silly
crevicea narrow opening resulting from a split or crack (as in a cliff) : fissure
sapthe fluid part of a plant
maledictioncurse