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 |
|---|---|
| embezzlement | to appropriate (something, such as property entrusted to one's care) fraudulently to one's own use |
| halcyon | characterized by happiness, great success, and prosperity : golden |
| atone | to make amends : to provide or serve as reparation or compensation for something bad or unwelcome |
| perquisite | a privilege, gain, or profit incidental to regular salary or wages |
| waver | to vacillate irresolutely between choices : fluctuate in opinion, allegiance, or direction |
| leniency | the quality or state of being lenient |
| averse | having an active feeling of repugnance, dislike, or distaste |
| buffet | a blow especially with the hand |
| annex | to attach as a quality, consequence, or condition |
| spry | able to move quickly, easily, and lightly : nimble |