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
amendto put right
counterpartone of two corresponding copies of a legal instrument : duplicate
caulkto stop up and make tight against leakage (something, such as a boat or its seams, the cracks in a window frame, or the joints of a pipe)
frictionthe rubbing of one body against another
amplegenerous or more than adequate in size, scope, or capacity
fluxa flowing of fluid from the body: such as
foreshadowto represent, indicate, or typify beforehand : prefigure
swindlerto obtain money or property by fraud or deceit
floraa treatise on or list of the plants of an area or period
fringean ornamental border consisting of short straight or twisted threads or strips hanging from cut or raveled edges or from a separate band