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
cadaverousof or relating to a corpse
sententiousgiven to or abounding in aphoristic expression
obsidiana dark natural glass formed by the cooling of molten lava
magnitudegreat size or extent
misnomerthe misnaming of a person in a legal instrument
creeda brief authoritative formula of religious belief
imponderablenot ponderable : incapable of being weighed or evaluated with exactness
recountto relate in detail : narrate
ultimatelast in a progression or series : final
vernacularusing a language or dialect native to a region or country rather than a literary, cultured, or foreign language