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
supererogatoryobserved or performed to an extent not enjoined or required
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expenditurethe act or process of expending
retrospectiveof, relating to, or given to retrospection
substantialconsisting of or relating to substance
mingleto bring or mix together or with something else usually without fundamental loss of identity : intermix
holocausta sacrifice (see sacrifice
demurereserved
whimsicalresulting from or characterized by whim or caprice
enticeto attract artfully or adroitly or by arousing hope or desire : tempt