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 |
|---|---|
| conveyance | the action of conveying |
| ebullient | boiling |
| syllogism | a deductive scheme of a formal argument consisting of a major and a minor premise and a conclusion (as in "every virtue is laudable; kindness is a virtue; therefore kindness is laudable") |
| prolific | producing young or fruit especially freely : fruitful |
| terrestrial | of or relating to the earth or its inhabitants |
| irate | roused to ire |
| coquette | a woman who endeavors without sincere affection to gain the attention and admiration of men |
| protean | of or resembling Proteus in having a varied nature or ability to assume different forms |
| sphinx-like | enigmatic; mysterious |
| draft | the act of drawing or pulling in a net |