GRE Word List

PRATE

to talk long and idly : chatter

The meaning of the word prate is to talk long and idly : chatter.

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WordMeaning
hamperto restrict the movement of by bonds or obstacles : impede
hoaxto trick into believing or accepting as genuine something false and often preposterous
corrodeto eat away by degrees as if by gnawing
worldlyof, relating to, or devoted to this world and its pursuits rather than to religion or spiritual affairs
quiescentmarked by inactivity or repose : tranquilly at rest
vacuousemptied of or lacking content
cabalthe contrived schemes of a group of persons secretly united in a plot (as to overturn a government)
intermediarymediator
selectiveof, relating to, or characterized by selection : selecting or tending to select
repudiateto refuse to accept