GRE Word List

SALACIOUS

arousing or appealing to sexual desire or imagination

The meaning of the word salacious is arousing or appealing to sexual desire or imagination.

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onomatopoeiathe naming of a thing or action by a vocal imitation of the sound associated with it (such as buzz, hiss)
anointto smear or rub with oil or an oily substance
well-bredhaving or displaying the politeness and good manners associated especially with people of high social class
holstera leather or fabric case for carrying a firearm on the person (as on the hip or chest), on a saddle, or in a vehicle
hyperboleextravagant exaggeration (such as "mile-high ice-cream cones")
preento groom with the bill especially by rearranging the barbs and barbules of the feathers and by distributing oil from the uropygial gland
summationthe act or process of forming a sum : addition
rebuttalthe act of rebutting especially in a legal suit
fraughtfull of or accompanied by something specified
supposititiousfraudulently substituted : spurious