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 |
|---|---|
| perforate | to make a hole through |
| simper | to smile in a silly, affected, or ingratiating manner |
| tribute | something given or contributed voluntarily as due or deserved |
| platitude | the quality or state of being dull or insipid |
| alienate | to cause to be estranged : to make unfriendly, hostile, or indifferent especially where attachment formerly existed |
| analogous | similar or comparable to something else either in general or in some specific detail |
| lurk | to lie in wait in a place of concealment especially for an evil purpose |
| profusion | lavish expenditure : extravagance |
| verbalize | to express something in words |
| furtive | done in a quiet and secretive way to avoid being noticed : surreptitious |