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 |
|---|---|
| knoll | a small round hill : mound |
| vignette | a picture (such as an engraving or photograph) that shades off gradually into the surrounding paper |
| pterodactyl | any of various pterosaurs (suborder Pterodactyloidea) of the Late Jurassic and Cretaceous having a rudimentary tail and a beak with reduced dentition |
| depredation | to lay waste : plunder |
| dexterous | mentally adroit and skillful : clever |
| abdicate | to renounce a throne, high office, dignity, or function |
| jaded | fatigued by overwork : exhausted |
| regicide | a person who kills a king |
| rig | to fit out with rigging |
| brusque | markedly short and abrupt |