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 |
|---|---|
| catastrophe | a momentous tragic event ranging from extreme misfortune to utter overthrow or ruin |
| perjury | the voluntary violation of an oath or vow either by swearing to what is untrue or by omission to do what has been promised under oath : false swearing |
| longevity | a long duration of individual life |
| clamber | to climb awkwardly or with effort especially by using both the hands and the feet |
| degradation | the act or process of degrading |
| stampede | a wild headlong rush or flight of frightened animals |
| phoenix | a legendary bird which according to one account lived 500 years, burned itself to ashes on a pyre, and rose alive from the ashes to live another period |
| indentation | the blank space produced by indenting : indention |
| turbulence | the quality or state of being turbulent: such as |
| hale | free from defect, disease, or infirmity : sound |