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 |
|---|---|
| founder | one that founds or establishes |
| tether | a line (as of rope or chain) by which an animal is fastened so as to restrict its range of movement |
| permeable | capable of being permeated : penetrable |
| besiege | to surround with armed forces |
| antecedents | a substantive word, phrase, or clause whose denotation is referred to by a pronoun that typically follows the substantive (such as John in "Mary saw John and called to him") |
| pastoral | of, relating to, or composed of shepherds or herdsmen |
| sloth | disinclination to action or labor : indolence |
| doddering | feeble |
| protrude | to jut out from the surrounding surface or context |
| integrity | firm adherence to a code of especially moral or artistic values : incorruptibility |