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 |
|---|---|
| spurious | born to parents not married to each other |
| livid | discolored by bruising : black-and-blue |
| acoustics | a science that deals with the production, control, transmission, reception, and effects of sound |
| blanch | to take the color out of |
| rigor | harsh inflexibility in opinion, temper, or judgment : severity |
| vituperative | uttering or given to censure : containing or characterized by verbal abuse |
| demagogue | a leader who makes use of popular prejudices and false claims and promises in order to gain power |
| palate | the roof of the mouth separating the mouth from the nasal cavity see hard palate |
| betroth | to promise to marry |
| inveigh | to protest or complain bitterly or vehemently : rail |