GRE Word List
PRATTLE
prate
The meaning of the word prattle is prate.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| maternal | of, relating to, belonging to, or characteristic of a mother : motherly |
| etymology | the history of a linguistic form (such as a word) shown by tracing its development since its earliest recorded occurrence in the language where it is found, by tracing its transmission from one language to another, by analyzing it into its component parts, by identifying its cognates in other languages, or by tracing it and its cognates to a common ancestral form in an ancestral language |
| incoherent | lacking coherence: such as |
| sprightly | marked by a gay lightness and vivacity : spirited |
| compliant | ready or disposed to comply : submissive |
| intellect | the power of knowing as distinguished from the power to feel and to will : the capacity for knowledge |
| absolve | to set (someone) free from an obligation or the consequences of guilt |
| venture | to proceed especially in the face of danger |
| prod | to thrust a pointed instrument into : prick |
| hackneyed | lacking in freshness or originality |