GRE Word List

PROMPT

to move to action : incite

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

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WordMeaning
satirea literary work holding up human vices and follies to ridicule or scorn
inarticulateincapable of giving coherent, clear, or effective expression to one's ideas or feelings
bombasticmarked by or given to speech or writing that is given exaggerated importance by artificial or empty means : marked by or given to bombast : pompous
apparentopen to view : visible
brawnthe flesh of a boar
compendiuma brief summary of a larger work or of a field of knowledge : abstract
litanya prayer consisting of a series of invocations and supplications by the leader with alternate responses by the congregation
horoscopea diagram of the relative positions of planets and signs of the zodiac at a specific time (as at one's birth) for use by astrologers in inferring individual character and personality traits and in foretelling events of a person's life
metamorphosischange of physical form, structure, or substance especially by supernatural means
charany of a genus (Salvelinus) of small-scaled trouts with light-colored spots