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 |
|---|---|
| ornate | marked by elaborate rhetoric (see rhetoric |
| conjugal | of or relating to the married state or to married persons and their relations : connubial |
| chastise | to censure severely : castigate |
| indices | signs; indications; Ex. indices of a student's potential; CF. index: something that reveals or indicates; sign; Ex. cost-of-living index |
| defame | to harm the reputation of by communicating false statements about : to harm the reputation of by libel (see libel |
| finish | to come to an end : terminate |
| bowdlerize | to expurgate (something, such as a book) by omitting or modifying parts considered vulgar |
| preempt | to acquire (something, such as land) by preemption |
| evoke | to call forth or up: such as |
| distract | to draw or direct (something, such as someone's attention) to a different object or in different directions at the same time |