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
generateto bring into existence: such as
hieroglyphicwritten in, constituting, or belonging to a system of writing mainly in pictorial characters
retractto draw back or in
contentiona point advanced or maintained in a debate or argument
chaoticmarked by chaos or being in a state of chaos : completely confused or disordered
eugenicrelating to or fitted for the production of good offspring
predilectionan established preference for something
usagefirmly established and generally accepted practice or procedure
talismanan object held to act as a charm to avert evil and bring good fortune
coevalof the same or equal age, antiquity, or duration