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 |
|---|---|
| dismiss | to permit or cause to leave |
| concoct | to prepare by combining raw materials |
| pharisaical | marked by hypocritical censorious self-righteousness |
| indulgent | willing to allow excessive leniency, generosity, or consideration : indulging or characterized by indulgence |
| persist | to go on resolutely or stubbornly in spite of opposition, importunity, or warning |
| tarantula | any of various large, typically ground-dwelling, hairy, mygalomorph spiders (family Theraphosidae) of warm regions that possess venomous fangs used to subdue and kill prey (such as insects, centipedes, frogs, and mice) caught by ambush or chase and that construct silk-lined burrows but do not build webs to trap food |
| incursion | a hostile entrance into a territory : raid |
| carping | marked by or inclined to querulous and often perverse criticism |
| enunciate | to make a definite or systematic statement of |
| distend | extend |