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
abusiveusing harsh, insulting language
odysseya long wandering or voyage usually marked by many changes of fortune
stumbleto fall into sin or waywardness
toutto make much of : promote
commandeerto compel to perform military service
quiescentmarked by inactivity or repose : tranquilly at rest
bewitchto influence or affect especially injuriously by witchcraft
phariseea member of a Jewish sect of the intertestamental period noted for strict observance of rites and ceremonies of the written law and for insistence on the validity of their own oral traditions concerning the law
inundateoverwhelm
pyromaniaca person who has an uncontrollable impulse to start fires : a person affected by pyromania