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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cantoone of the major divisions of a long poem
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authenticateto prove or serve to prove to be real, true, or genuine
provisionalserving for the time being : temporary
remittancea sum of money remitted
longevitya long duration of individual life
forthrightfree from ambiguity or evasiveness : going straight to the point
peripatetica follower of Aristotle or adherent of Aristotelianism
discomfitto put into a state of perplexity and embarrassment : disconcert
dissolutionthe act or process of dissolving: such as