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 |
|---|---|
| misconstrue | to interpret (something, such as a statement or action) wrongly : misinterpret |
| distort | to twist (see twist |
| psychosis | a serious mental illness (such as schizophrenia) characterized by defective or lost contact with reality often with hallucinations or delusions |
| physiological | of or relating to physiology |
| catalyst | a substance that enables a chemical reaction to proceed at a usually faster rate or under different conditions (as at a lower temperature) than otherwise possible |
| crestfallen | having a drooping crest or hanging head |
| titillate | to excite pleasurably : arouse by stimulation |
| lascivious | filled with or showing sexual desire : lewd |
| sacrilegious | committing or characterized by sacrilege : having or showing a lack of proper respect for a sacred person, place, or object |
| implacable | not placable : not capable of being appeased, significantly changed, or mitigated |