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 |
|---|---|
| waylay | to lie in wait for or attack (someone) from ambush |
| edify | to instruct and improve especially in moral and religious knowledge : uplift |
| urge | to present, advocate, or demand earnestly or pressingly |
| renounce | to give up, refuse, or resign usually by formal declaration |
| pharisaical | marked by hypocritical censorious self-righteousness |
| manifest | readily perceived by the senses and especially by the sense of sight |
| preponderance | a superiority in weight, power, importance, or strength |
| reprobate | an unprincipled or depraved person : scoundrel |
| determinate | having defined limits |
| quibble | to evade the point of an argument by caviling about words |