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 |
|---|---|
| rotund | marked by roundness : rounded |
| agog | full of intense interest or excitement : eager |
| vaunted | highly or widely praised or boasted about |
| clamber | to climb awkwardly or with effort especially by using both the hands and the feet |
| preponderance | a superiority in weight, power, importance, or strength |
| kaleidoscope | an instrument containing loose bits of colored material (such as glass or plastic) between two flat plates and two plane mirrors so placed that changes of position of the bits of material are reflected in an endless variety of patterns |
| treatise | a systematic exposition or argument in writing including a methodical discussion of the facts and principles involved and conclusions reached |
| mutability | prone to change : inconstant |
| pedestal | the support or foot of a late classic or neoclassical column see column illustration |
| furrow | a trench in the earth made by a plow |