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 |
|---|---|
| steadfast | firmly fixed in place : immovable |
| polyglot | one who is polyglot |
| beneficiary | a person or thing that receives help or an advantage from something : one that benefits from something |
| inchoate | being only partly in existence or operation : incipient |
| proviso | an article or clause (as in a contract) that introduces a condition |
| profligate | wildly extravagant |
| incubate | to sit on (eggs) so as to hatch by the warmth of the body |
| ooze | a soft deposit (as of mud, slime, or shells) on the bottom of a body of water |
| opalescent | reflecting an iridescent light |
| extol | to praise highly : glorify |