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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| groove | a long narrow channel or depression |
| embed | to enclose closely in or as if in a matrix |
| philanthropist | one who makes an active effort to promote human welfare : a person who practices philanthropy |
| pyromaniac | a person who has an uncontrollable impulse to start fires : a person affected by pyromania |
| scuttle | a shallow open basket for carrying something (such as grain or garden produce) |
| scorch | to burn a surface of so as to change its color and texture |
| harangue | a speech addressed to a public assembly |
| peroration | the concluding part of a discourse and especially an oration |
| tempo | the 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 |
| emissary | one designated as the agent of another : representative |