SAT vocabulary
Spur
To urge (a horse) forward with spurs; to encourage an activity or development.
Example
"The manager hoped that the new incentives would spur the sales team to greater efforts."
Etymology
From Old English 'spura, spora' (a riding spur), akin to Old Norse 'spori' (spur). Verb from the noun.
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