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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WordMeaning
bickerpetulant quarreling : altercation
hazymade dim or cloudy by or as if by fine dust, smoke, or light vapor in the air : obscured by or as if by haze (see haze
anonymitythe quality or state of being anonymous
combustiblecapable of combustion
insurmountableincapable of being surmounted : insuperable
fidelitythe quality or state of being faithful
tenancya holding of an estate or a mode of holding an estate
ribaldmarked by coarseness or lewdness : crude
luridcausing horror or revulsion : gruesome
provocativeserving or tending to provoke, excite, or stimulate