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 |
|---|---|
| harrowing | acutely distressing or painful |
| miasma | a vaporous exhalation formerly believed to cause disease |
| nirvana | the final beatitude (see beatitude |
| larder | a place where food is stored : pantry |
| allay | to subdue or reduce in intensity or severity : alleviate |
| remission | the act or process of remitting |
| trajectory | the curve that a body (such as a planet or comet in its orbit or a rocket) describes in space |
| self-indulgence | excessive or unrestrained gratification of one's own appetites, desires, or whims |
| debutante | one making a debut (see debut |
| allocate | to apportion for a specific purpose or to particular persons or things : distribute |