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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rebusa representation of words or syllables by pictures of objects or by symbols whose names resemble the intended words or syllables in sound
floraa treatise on or list of the plants of an area or period
emollientmaking soft or supple
ulteriorgoing beyond what is openly said or shown and especially what is proper
parsimonythe quality of being careful with money or resources : thrift
humusa brown or black complex variable material resulting from partial decomposition of plant or animal matter and forming the organic (see organic
capillaryresembling a hair especially in slender elongated form
winnowto remove (something, such as chaff) by a current of air
crinkleto form many short bends or ripples
insuperableincapable of being surmounted, overcome, passed over, or solved