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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WordMeaning
squeamisheasily nauseated : queasy
arsenalan establishment for the manufacture or storage of arms and military equipment
shadecomparative darkness or obscurity owing to interception of the rays of light
dingydirty
patriarchone of the scriptural fathers of the human race or of the Hebrew people
masqueradea social gathering of persons wearing masks and often fantastic costumes
burlesquea literary or dramatic work that seeks to ridicule by means of grotesque exaggeration or comic imitation
downcastlow in spirit : dejected
paramourlover
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