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 |
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| abominate | to hate or loathe intensely : abhor |
| yokel | a naive or gullible inhabitant of a rural area or small town |
| contravene | to go or act contrary to : violate |
| incendiary | igniting combustible materials spontaneously |
| homeostasis | a relatively stable state of equilibrium or a tendency toward such a state between the different but interdependent elements or groups of elements of an organism, population, or group |
| sanguine | marked by eager hopefulness : confidently optimistic |
| pitfall | trap |
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| homage | a feudal ceremony by which a man acknowledges himself the vassal of a lord |
| transcribe | to make a written copy of |