GRE Word List

PROMPT

to move to action : incite

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

Random words

WordMeaning
schemea plan or program of action
modulateto tune to a key or pitch
determinatehaving defined limits
bombastpretentious inflated speech or writing
authoritativehaving, marked by, or proceeding from authority
promulgateto make (an idea, belief, etc.) known to many people by open declaration : proclaim
venalcapable of being bought or obtained for money or other valuable consideration : purchasable
gargoylea spout in the form of a grotesque human or animal figure projecting from a roof gutter to throw rainwater clear of a building
sublimeto cause to pass directly from the solid to the vapor state and condense back to solid form
procrastinateto put off intentionally and habitually