GRE Word List
PRATE
to talk long and idly : chatter
The meaning of the word prate is to talk long and idly : chatter.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| vertebrate | any of a subphylum (Vertebrata) of chordates that comprises animals (such as mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fishes) typically having a bony or cartilaginous spinal column which replaces the notochord, a distinct head containing a brain which arises as an enlarged part of the nerve cord, and an internal usually bony skeleton and that includes some primitive forms (such as lampreys) in which the spinal column is absent and the notochord persists throughout life |
| indulge | to yield to the desire of : humor |
| anthropologist | the science of human beings |
| wrench | to move with a violent twist |
| elaborate | planned or carried out with great care |
| pillory | a device formerly used for publicly punishing offenders consisting of a wooden frame with holes in which the head and hands can be locked |
| pauper | a person destitute of means except such as are derived from charity |
| wallow | to roll oneself about in a lazy, relaxed, or ungainly manner |
| inamorata | a woman with whom one is in love or has intimate relations |
| belabor | to attack verbally |