GRE Word List

PROMPT

to move to action : incite

The meaning of the word prompt is to move to action : incite.

Random words

WordMeaning
significanthaving meaning
indeterminatenot definitely or precisely determined or fixed : vague
grovelto creep with the face to the ground : crawl
tauthaving no give or slack : tightly drawn
flutterto flap the wings rapidly
adamantunshakable or insistent especially in maintaining a position or opinion : unyielding
nethersituated down or below : lower
metaphora figure of speech in which a word or phrase literally denoting one kind of object or idea is used in place of another to suggest a likeness or analogy between them (as in drowning in money)
circumspectcareful to consider all circumstances and possible consequences : prudent
jingoistextreme chauvinism or nationalism marked especially by a belligerent foreign policy