GRE Word List
PREAMBLE
an introductory statement
The meaning of the word preamble is an introductory statement.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| destitute | lacking something needed or desirable |
| dexterous | mentally adroit and skillful : clever |
| ungainly | lacking in smoothness or dexterity : clumsy |
| ingrained | forming a part of the essence or inmost being : deep-seated |
| vulture | any of various large birds (families Accipitridae and Cathartidae) that are related to the hawks, eagles, and falcons but have weaker claws and the head usually naked and that subsist chiefly or entirely on carrion |
| prevaricate | to deviate from the truth : equivocate |
| pell-mell | in mingled confusion or disorder |
| decrepit | wasted and weakened by or as if by the infirmities of old age |
| debris | the remains of something broken down or destroyed |
| abortive | prematurely born |