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 |
|---|---|
| divulge | to make known (something, such as a confidence or secret) |
| enclave | a distinct territorial, cultural, or social unit enclosed within or as if within foreign territory |
| barrage | a dam placed in a watercourse to increase the depth of water or to divert it into a channel for navigation or irrigation |
| squeamish | easily nauseated : queasy |
| irremediable | not remediable |
| cardiologist | the study of the heart and its action and diseases |
| expeditious | marked by or acting with prompt efficiency |
| outstrip | to go faster or farther than |
| solitude | the quality or state of being alone or remote from society : seclusion |
| tentative | not fully worked out or developed |