GRE Word List
PREAMBLE
an introductory statement
The meaning of the word preamble is an introductory statement.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| vise | any of various tools with two jaws for holding work that close usually by a screw, lever, or cam |
| celerity | rapidity of motion or action |
| gamut | the whole series of recognized musical notes |
| incipient | beginning to come into being or to become apparent |
| memorialize | to address or petition by a memorial |
| submissive | submitting to others |
| mingle | to bring or mix together or with something else usually without fundamental loss of identity : intermix |
| covenant | a usually formal, solemn, and binding agreement : compact |
| tenet | a principle, belief, or doctrine generally held to be true |
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