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 |
|---|---|
| verbatim | in the exact words : word for word |
| ascendancy | governing or controlling influence : domination |
| rile | to make agitated and angry : upset |
| epitome | a typical or ideal example : embodiment |
| miasma | a vaporous exhalation formerly believed to cause disease |
| repel | to drive back : repulse |
| pallid | deficient in color : wan |
| humor | that quality which appeals to a sense of the ludicrous or absurdly incongruous : a funny or amusing quality |
| precinct | a part of a territory with definite bounds or functions often established for administrative purposes : district |
| colloquial | used in or characteristic of familiar and informal conversation |