GRE Word List
PREAMBLE
an introductory statement
The meaning of the word preamble is an introductory statement.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| incarcerate | to put in prison |
| inebriate | one who is drunk |
| yield | to bear or bring forth as a natural product especially as a result of cultivation |
| premise | a proposition antecedently supposed or proved as a basis of argument or inference |
| slew | a large number |
| trinket | a small ornament (such as a jewel or ring) |
| extenuate | to lessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or extent of (something, such as a fault or offense) by making partial excuses : mitigate |
| beset | to set or stud with or as if with ornaments |
| exploit | deed |
| decomposition | to separate into constituent parts or elements or into simpler compounds |