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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| emollient | making soft or supple |
| malignant | tending to produce death or deterioration |
| oblivious | lacking remembrance, memory, or mindful attention |
| unction | the act of anointing as a rite of consecration or healing |
| asperity | roughness of manner or of temper : harshness of behavior or speech that expresses bitterness or anger |
| indigence | a level of poverty in which real hardship and deprivation are suffered and comforts of life are wholly lacking |
| perquisite | a privilege, gain, or profit incidental to regular salary or wages |
| nurse | a person who cares for the sick or infirm |
| amend | to put right |
| premeditate | to think about and revolve in the mind beforehand |