GRE Word List
PREAMBLE
an introductory statement
The meaning of the word preamble is an introductory statement.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| turncoat | one who switches to an opposing side or party |
| bifurcated | divided into two branches or parts |
| sonnet | a fixed verse form of Italian origin consisting of 14 lines that are typically 5-foot iambics rhyming according to a prescribed scheme |
| mangy | affected with or resulting from mange |
| ecliptic | of or relating to the ecliptic or an eclipse |
| insidious | having a gradual and cumulative effect : subtle |
| embezzlement | to appropriate (something, such as property entrusted to one's care) fraudulently to one's own use |
| pinnacle | an upright architectural member generally ending in a small spire and used especially in Gothic construction to give weight especially to a buttress |
| douse | to plunge into water |
| caucus | a closed meeting of a group of persons belonging to the same political party or faction usually to select candidates or to decide on policy |