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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| careen | to put (a ship or boat) on a beach especially in order to clean, caulk, or repair the hull |
| adjourn | to suspend indefinitely or until a later stated time |
| stealth | a cautious, unobtrusive, and secretive way of moving or proceeding intended to avoid detection |
| artifacts | a usually simple object (such as a tool or ornament) showing human workmanship or modification as distinguished from a natural object |
| tempestuous | of, relating to, or resembling a tempest : turbulent |
| propitious | favorably disposed : benevolent |
| draught | a rough written version of something that is not yet in its final form; to write the first rough version of something such as a letter, speech, book or law; to choose people and send them somewhere for a special task |
| douse | to plunge into water |
| mandatory | required by a law or rule : obligatory |
| beseech | to beg for urgently or anxiously |