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.

Random words

WordMeaning
distractto draw or direct (something, such as someone's attention) to a different object or in different directions at the same time
machinationsan act of machinating
perpetrateto bring about or carry out (something, such as a crime or deception) : commit
prominentstanding out or projecting beyond a surface or line : protuberant
seemlygood-looking
scuttlea shallow open basket for carrying something (such as grain or garden produce)
shangri-laa remote beautiful imaginary place where life approaches perfection : utopia
crassgross
partialitythe quality or state of being partial : bias
drudgeto do hard, menial, or monotonous work