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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dispatchto send off or away with promptness or speed
munificentvery liberal in giving or bestowing (see bestow
fermentationthe 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
clefta space or opening made by or as if by splitting : fissure
knitto form by interlacing yarn or thread in a series of connected loops with needles
ductilecapable of being drawn out (see draw
pitfalltrap
cozento deceive, win over, or induce to do something by artful coaxing and wheedling or shrewd trickery
thronga multitude of assembled persons
merita praiseworthy quality : virtue