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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pellucidadmitting maximum passage of light without diffusion or distortion
corollarya proposition (see proposition
sparenot being used
cedeto yield or grant typically by treaty
pigmenta substance that imparts black or white or a color to other materials
waiveto relinquish (something, such as a legal right) voluntarily
dominantcommanding, controlling, or prevailing over all others
misapprehensionto apprehend wrongly : misunderstand
craftskill in planning, making, or executing : dexterity
vertebrateany of a subphylum (Vertebrata) of chordates that comprises animals (such as mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fishes) typically having a bony or cartilaginous spinal column which replaces the notochord, a distinct head containing a brain which arises as an enlarged part of the nerve cord, and an internal usually bony skeleton and that includes some primitive forms (such as lampreys) in which the spinal column is absent and the notochord persists throughout life