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 |
|---|---|
| futile | serving no useful purpose : completely ineffective |
| constituency | a body of citizens entitled to elect a representative (as to a legislative or executive position) |
| bristle | a short stiff coarse hair or filament |
| diverge | to move or extend in different directions from a common point : draw apart |
| interrogate | to question formally and systematically |
| beguile | hoodwink |
| skinflint | a person who would save, gain, or extort money by any means : miser |
| inanimate | not animate: |
| apotheosis | the perfect form or example of something : quintessence |
| malediction | curse |