GRE Word List

PROMPT

to move to action : incite

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

Random words

WordMeaning
semblanceoutward and often specious appearance or show : form
promoteto advance in station, rank, or honor : raise
overturean initiative toward agreement or action : proposal
buffoona ludicrous figure : clown
improvidentnot provident : not foreseeing and providing for the future
chaoticmarked by chaos or being in a state of chaos : completely confused or disordered
analogoussimilar or comparable to something else either in general or in some specific detail
phlegmaticresembling, consisting of, or producing the humor phlegm
parodya literary or musical work in which the style of an author or work is closely imitated for comic effect or in ridicule
sonorousproducing sound (as when struck)