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 |
|---|---|
| wanton | merciless |
| misnomer | the misnaming of a person in a legal instrument |
| alliteration | the repetition of usually initial consonant sounds in two or more neighboring words or syllables (such as wild and woolly, threatening throngs) |
| gambit | a chess opening in which a player risks one or more pawns or a minor piece to gain an advantage in position |
| resound | to become filled with sound : reverberate |
| endearment | a word or an act (such as a caress) expressing affection |
| amiss | in a mistaken way : wrongly |
| pugilist | fighter |
| forbearance | a refraining from the enforcement of something (such as a debt, right, or obligation) that is due |
| larceny | the unlawful taking of personal property with intent to deprive the rightful owner of it permanently |