GRE Word List

PREAMBLE

an introductory statement

The meaning of the word preamble is an introductory statement.

Random words

WordMeaning
constitutionthe basic principles and laws of a nation, state, or social group that determine the powers and duties of the government and guarantee certain rights to the people in it
suckleto give milk to from the breast or udder
opuswork
ferociousexhibiting or given to extreme fierceness and unrestrained violence and brutality
miteany of numerous small acarid arachnids that often infest animals, plants, and stored foods and include important disease vectors
disproportionlack of proportion, symmetry, or proper relation : disparity
confinesomething (such as borders or walls) that encloses
takeoffa rise or leap from a surface in making a jump or flight or an ascent in an aircraft or in the launching of a rocket
superfluousexceeding what is sufficient or necessary : extra
conglomeratemade up of parts from various sources or of various kinds