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 |
|---|---|
| unwarranted | lacking adequate or official support : not warranted : unjustified |
| delineate | to describe, portray, or set forth with accuracy or in detail |
| nomadic | of, relating to, or characteristic of nomads |
| shun | to avoid deliberately and especially habitually |
| filing | an act or instance of using a file |
| isotope | any of two or more species of atoms of a chemical element with the same atomic number and nearly identical chemical behavior but with differing atomic mass or mass number and different physical properties |
| chafe | irritate |
| impasse | a predicament affording no obvious escape |
| mettle | vigor and strength of spirit or temperament (see temperament |
| proscribe | to publish the name of as condemned to death with the property of the condemned forfeited to the state |