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 |
|---|---|
| painstaking | taking pains : expending, showing, or involving diligent care and effort |
| taunt | to reproach or challenge in a mocking or insulting manner : jeer at |
| raffle | to engage in a raffle |
| blowhard | an arrogantly and pompously boastful or opinionated person : braggart |
| ensue | to strive to attain : pursue |
| revert | to come or go back (as to a former condition, period, or subject) |
| curfew | the sounding of a bell at evening |
| provenance | origin |
| umbrage | a feeling of pique or resentment at some often fancied slight or insult |
| leash | a line for leading or restraining an animal |