GRE Word List
PREAMBLE
an introductory statement
The meaning of the word preamble is an introductory statement.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| geniality | marked by or freely expressing sympathy or friendliness |
| petulant | insolent or rude in speech or behavior |
| haggard | not tamed |
| obscure | dark |
| condign | deserved |
| institute | something that is instituted: such as |
| impregnable | incapable of being taken by assault : unconquerable |
| addiction | a compulsive, chronic, physiological or psychological need for a habit-forming substance, behavior, or activity having harmful physical, psychological, or social effects and typically causing well-defined symptoms (such as anxiety, irritability, tremors, or nausea) upon withdrawal or abstinence : the state of being addicted |
| cistern | an artificial reservoir (such as an underground tank) for storing liquids and especially water (such as rainwater) |
| linger | to be slow in parting or in quitting something : tarry |