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
anthema song or hymn of praise or gladness
taciturntemperamentally disinclined to talk
conventionalformed by agreement or compact
tantalizeto tease or torment by or as if by presenting something desirable to the view but continually keeping it out of reach
vigilthe act of keeping awake at times when sleep is customary
concordatcompact
inherentinvolved in the constitution or essential character of something : belonging by nature or habit : intrinsic
politypolitical organization
embedto enclose closely in or as if in a matrix
harbingersomething that foreshadows a future event : something that gives an anticipatory sign of what is to come