GRE Word List
PREAMBLE
an introductory statement
The meaning of the word preamble is an introductory statement.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| prompt | to move to action : incite |
| awful | extremely disagreeable or objectionable |
| inured | to accustom to accept something undesirable |
| swell | to expand (as in size, volume, or numbers) gradually beyond a normal or original limit |
| matinee | a musical or dramatic performance or social or public event held in the daytime and especially the afternoon |
| rancor | bitter deep-seated ill will |
| apotheosis | the perfect form or example of something : quintessence |
| idolatry | the worship of a physical object as a god |
| termination | end in time or existence : conclusion |
| proscenium | the stage of an ancient Greek or Roman theater |