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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| obnoxious | odiously or disgustingly objectionable : highly offensive |
| fawning | seeking or used to seek approval or favor by means of flattery |
| barrister | a counsel admitted to plead at the bar and undertake the public trial of causes in an English superior court compare solicitor |
| amicable | characterized by friendly goodwill : peaceable |
| understate | to represent as less than is the case |
| feud | a mutual enmity or quarrel that is often prolonged or inveterate (see inveterate |
| caricature | exaggeration by means of often ludicrous distortion of parts or characteristics |
| mellifluous | having a smooth rich flow |
| propitiate | to gain or regain the favor or goodwill of : appease |
| distant | separated in space : away |