GRE Word List
PREAMBLE
an introductory statement
The meaning of the word preamble is an introductory statement.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| champion | a winner of first prize or first place in competition |
| opulence | wealth |
| antecedents | a substantive word, phrase, or clause whose denotation is referred to by a pronoun that typically follows the substantive (such as John in "Mary saw John and called to him") |
| hubris | exaggerated pride or self-confidence |
| high-flown | exceedingly or excessively high or favorable |
| debar | to bar from having or doing something : preclude |
| restitution | an act of restoring or a condition of being restored: such as |
| symmetry | balanced proportions |
| seamy | having the rough side of the seam showing |
| pendant | something suspended: such as |