GRE Word List

PROMPT

to move to action : incite

The meaning of the word prompt is to move to action : incite.

Random words

WordMeaning
frivolousof little weight or importance
epigrama concise poem dealing pointedly and often satirically with a single thought or event and often ending with an ingenious turn of thought
febrilemarked or caused by fever : feverish
celibateof, relating to, or characterized by celibacy:
galvanicof, relating to, or producing a direct current of electricity
cabalthe contrived schemes of a group of persons secretly united in a plot (as to overturn a government)
moltto shed hair, feathers, shell, horns, or an outer layer periodically
anticlimaxthe usually sudden transition in discourse from a significant idea to a trivial or ludicrous idea
feintsomething feigned
tepidmoderately warm : lukewarm