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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| wax | a substance that is secreted by bees and is used by them for constructing the honeycomb, that is a dull yellow solid plastic when warm, and that is composed primarily of a mixture of esters, hydrocarbons, and fatty acids : beeswax |
| retain | to keep in possession or use |
| secrete | to form and give off (a secretion) |
| gesticulation | the act of making gestures |
| precipitate | to throw violently : hurl |
| venom | a toxic substance produced by some animals (such as snakes, scorpions, or bees) that is injected into prey or an enemy chiefly by biting or stinging and has an injurious or lethal effect |
| rile | to make agitated and angry : upset |
| entree | the act or manner of entering : entrance |
| entomology | a branch of zoology that deals with insects |
| proviso | an article or clause (as in a contract) that introduces a condition |