GRE Word List
PROMPT
to move to action : incite
The meaning of the word prompt is to move to action : incite.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| irremediable | not remediable |
| expose | to deprive of shelter, protection, or care : subject to risk from a harmful action or condition |
| freebooter | pirate |
| persist | to go on resolutely or stubbornly in spite of opposition, importunity, or warning |
| unctuous | having, revealing, or marked by a smug, ingratiating, and false earnestness or spirituality |
| preposterous | contrary to nature, reason, or common sense : absurd |
| expansive | having a capacity or a tendency to expand |
| troth | loyal or pledged faithfulness : fidelity |
| umbrage | a feeling of pique or resentment at some often fancied slight or insult |
| legislature | a body of persons having the power to legislate |