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 |
|---|---|
| grandiose | characterized by affectation of grandeur or splendor or by absurd exaggeration |
| truncate | to shorten by or as if by cutting off |
| trilogy | a series of three dramas or literary works or sometimes three musical compositions that are closely related and develop a single theme |
| imperil | to bring into peril : endanger |
| espionage | the practice of spying or using spies to obtain information about the plans and activities especially of a foreign government or a competing company |
| recuperate | to get back : regain |
| sublimate | sublime |
| verve | the spirit and enthusiasm animating artistic composition or performance : vivacity |
| milieu | the physical or social setting in which something occurs or develops : environment |
| outstrip | to go faster or farther than |