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 |
|---|---|
| squeamish | easily nauseated : queasy |
| arsenal | an establishment for the manufacture or storage of arms and military equipment |
| shade | comparative darkness or obscurity owing to interception of the rays of light |
| dingy | dirty |
| patriarch | one of the scriptural fathers of the human race or of the Hebrew people |
| masquerade | a social gathering of persons wearing masks and often fantastic costumes |
| burlesque | a literary or dramatic work that seeks to ridicule by means of grotesque exaggeration or comic imitation |
| downcast | low in spirit : dejected |
| paramour | lover |
| prime | the second of the canonical hours |