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 |
|---|---|
| demerit | offense |
| excerpt | a passage (as from a book or musical composition) selected, performed, or copied : extract |
| premise | a proposition antecedently supposed or proved as a basis of argument or inference |
| impermeable | not permitting passage (as of a fluid) through its substance |
| mealymouthed | not plain and straightforward : devious |
| amenable | liable to be brought to account : answerable |
| venom | a toxic substance produced by some animals (such as snakes, scorpions, or bees) that is injected into prey or an enemy chiefly by biting or stinging and has an injurious or lethal effect |
| arcade | a long arched building or gallery |
| bouillon | a clear seasoned soup made usually from lean beef |
| suppliant | supplicant |