GRE Word List

PROMPT

to move to action : incite

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

Random words

WordMeaning
bolta lightning stroke
swellto expand (as in size, volume, or numbers) gradually beyond a normal or original limit
commiserateto feel or express sympathy : condole
sibyllineany of several prophetesses usually accepted as 10 in number and credited to widely separate parts of the ancient world (such as Babylonia, Egypt, Greece, and Italy)
repletefully or abundantly provided or filled
palimpsestwriting material (such as a parchment or tablet) used one or more times after earlier writing has been erased
comestibleedible
vampirethe reanimated body of a dead person believed to come from the grave at night and suck the blood of persons asleep
millenniumthe thousand years mentioned in Revelation (see revelation
backslideto lapse morally or in the practice of religion