GRE vocabulary
prurient
having an excessive interest in sexual matters
In a sentence
The article appealed to prurient curiosity rather than serious news.
Synonyms
lasciviouslewdsalaciouslustful
Antonyms
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pacify
to calm or soothe someone who is angry or agitated
paean
a song or expression of joyful praise or triumph
painstaking
done with careful and thorough effort
palatable
agreeable to the taste or acceptable to the mind
palatial
resembling a palace in size or grandeur
palingenesis
rebirth, regeneration, or renewal into a new existence
palliate
to ease the severity of something without curing it
pallid
pale or lacking vitality and color
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