GRE Word List

PREAMBLE

an introductory statement

The meaning of the word preamble is an introductory statement.

Random words

WordMeaning
bacchanaliaa Roman festival of Bacchus celebrated with dancing, song, and revelry
expatiateto move about freely or at will : wander
caulkto stop up and make tight against leakage (something, such as a boat or its seams, the cracks in a window frame, or the joints of a pipe)
lustera glow of reflected light : sheen
rotundaa round building
temperatehaving a moderate climate which especially lacks extremes in temperature
equivocalsubject to two or more interpretations and usually used to mislead or confuse
remissionthe act or process of remitting
melancholydepression of spirits : dejection
incontinentnot continent: such as