GRE Word List
PRURIENT
marked by or arousing an immoderate or unwholesome interest or desire
The meaning of the word prurient is marked by or arousing an immoderate or unwholesome interest or desire.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| ratiocination | the process of exact thinking : reasoning |
| simplistic | excessively simple or simplified : treating a problem or subject with false simplicity by omitting or ignoring complicating factors or details |
| lachrymose | given to tears or weeping : tearful |
| hummock | a rounded knoll or hillock |
| vigil | the act of keeping awake at times when sleep is customary |
| plaintive | expressive of suffering or woe : melancholy |
| foray | a sudden or irregular invasion or attack for war or spoils : raid |
| explicate | to give a detailed explanation of |
| unprepossessing | not tending to create a favorable impression : not prepossessing |
| auroral | dawn |