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

WordMeaning
waylayto lie in wait for or attack (someone) from ambush
edifyto instruct and improve especially in moral and religious knowledge : uplift
urgeto present, advocate, or demand earnestly or pressingly
renounceto give up, refuse, or resign usually by formal declaration
pharisaicalmarked by hypocritical censorious self-righteousness
manifestreadily perceived by the senses and especially by the sense of sight
preponderancea superiority in weight, power, importance, or strength
reprobatean unprincipled or depraved person : scoundrel
determinatehaving defined limits
quibbleto evade the point of an argument by caviling about words