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 |
|---|---|
| spate | freshet |
| barrage | a dam placed in a watercourse to increase the depth of water or to divert it into a channel for navigation or irrigation |
| epigram | a concise poem dealing pointedly and often satirically with a single thought or event and often ending with an ingenious turn of thought |
| usage | firmly established and generally accepted practice or procedure |
| tumid | marked by swelling : swollen |
| insurgent | a person who revolts against civil authority or an established government |
| curtail | to make less by or as if by cutting off or away some part |
| obeisance | a movement of the body made in token of respect or submission : bow |
| remorse | a gnawing distress arising from a sense of guilt for past wrongs : self-reproach |
| replenish | to fill or build up again |