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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WordMeaning
appellationan identifying name or title : designation
impunityexemption or freedom from punishment, harm, or loss
excisean internal tax levied on the manufacture, sale, or consumption of a commodity
rigiddeficient in or devoid of flexibility
foppishfoolish
tokena piece resembling a coin issued for use (as for fare on a bus) by a particular group on specified terms
bitinghaving the power to bite
intransigencethe quality or state of being intransigent
rabiesan acute virus disease of the nervous system of mammals that is caused by a rhabdovirus (species Rabies virus of the genus Lyssavirus) usually transmitted through the bite of a rabid animal and that is characterized typically by increased salivation, abnormal behavior, and eventual paralysis and death when untreated
infestto spread or swarm in or over in a troublesome manner