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 |
|---|---|
| ignoble | characterized by baseness, lowness, or meanness |
| ruddy | having a healthy reddish color |
| relevant | having significant and demonstrable bearing on the matter at hand |
| grudge | to be unwilling to give or admit : give or allow reluctantly or resentfully |
| allay | to subdue or reduce in intensity or severity : alleviate |
| sinecure | an office or position that requires little or no work and that usually provides an income |
| dissonance | lack of agreement |
| demure | reserved |
| shed | to rid oneself of temporarily or permanently as superfluous or unwanted |
| anvil | a heavy usually steel-faced iron block on which metal is shaped (as by hand hammering) |