SAT vocabulary

Prompt

To cause or bring about (an action or feeling); to assist or encourage (someone) to say or do something.

Example

"His curiosity prompted him to ask more questions about the mysterious artifact."

From Latin 'promptus' meaning 'brought forth, visible, manifest, at hand, quick, ready,' past participle of 'promere' (to bring forth).

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