GRE Word List
PREAMBLE
an introductory statement
The meaning of the word preamble is an introductory statement.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| bacchanalia | a Roman festival of Bacchus celebrated with dancing, song, and revelry |
| expatiate | to move about freely or at will : wander |
| caulk | to 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) |
| luster | a glow of reflected light : sheen |
| rotunda | a round building |
| temperate | having a moderate climate which especially lacks extremes in temperature |
| equivocal | subject to two or more interpretations and usually used to mislead or confuse |
| remission | the act or process of remitting |
| melancholy | depression of spirits : dejection |
| incontinent | not continent: such as |