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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| Word | Meaning |
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| advocacy | the act or process of supporting a cause or proposal : the act or process of advocating (see advocate |
| hem | a border of a cloth article doubled back and stitched down |
| fermentation | the enzyme-catalyzed anaerobic breakdown of an energy-rich compound (such as a carbohydrate to carbon dioxide and alcohol or to an organic acid) by the action of microorganisms (such as bacteria or yeast) that occurs naturally and is commonly used in the production of various products (such as food, alcoholic beverages, and pharmaceuticals) especially by controlling microbial enzymatic activity |
| insightful | exhibiting or characterized by insight |
| coddle | to cook (something, such as eggs) in liquid slowly and gently just below the boiling point |
| florescence | a state or period of flourishing |
| cant | the expression or repetition of conventional or trite opinions or sentiments |
| malfeasance | wrongdoing or misconduct especially by a public official |
| flora | a treatise on or list of the plants of an area or period |
| insipid | lacking in qualities that interest, stimulate, or challenge : dull |