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
mollycoddleto treat with an excessive or absurd degree of indulgence and attention
causalexpressing or indicating cause : causative
abridgeto shorten by omission of words without sacrifice of sense : condense
negligibleso small or unimportant or of so little consequence as to warrant little or no attention : trifling
inanelacking significance, meaning, or point : silly
confluencea coming or flowing together, meeting, or gathering at one point
reprobatean unprincipled or depraved person : scoundrel
discerningshowing insight and understanding : discriminating
fervorintensity of feeling or expression
capitulateto surrender often after negotiation of terms