GRE Word List

PROMPT

to move to action : incite

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

Random words

WordMeaning
knella stroke or sound of a bell especially when rung slowly (as for a death, funeral, or disaster)
bogusnot genuine : counterfeit
serendipitythe faculty or phenomenon of finding valuable or agreeable things not sought for
rehabilitateto restore to a former capacity : reinstate
dazzleto lose clear vision especially from looking at bright light
spatulaa flat thin implement used especially for spreading or mixing soft substances, scooping, or lifting
libidoinstinctual psychic energy that in psychoanalytic theory is derived from primitive biological urges (as for sexual pleasure or self-preservation) and that is expressed in conscious activity
integralessential to completeness : constituent
psychicof or relating to the psyche : psychogenic
potentialexisting in possibility : capable of development into actuality