GRE Word List

PROMPT

to move to action : incite

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

Random words

WordMeaning
groovea long narrow channel or depression
embedto enclose closely in or as if in a matrix
philanthropistone who makes an active effort to promote human welfare : a person who practices philanthropy
pyromaniaca person who has an uncontrollable impulse to start fires : a person affected by pyromania
scuttlea shallow open basket for carrying something (such as grain or garden produce)
scorchto burn a surface of so as to change its color and texture
haranguea speech addressed to a public assembly
perorationthe concluding part of a discourse and especially an oration
tempothe rate of speed of a musical piece or passage indicated by one of a series of directions (such as largo, presto, or allegro) and often by an exact metronome marking
emissaryone designated as the agent of another : representative