GRE Word List
PREAMBLE
an introductory statement
The meaning of the word preamble is an introductory statement.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| temporize | to act to suit the time or occasion : yield to current or dominant opinion |
| ethnic | of or relating to large groups of people classed according to common racial, national, tribal, religious, linguistic, or cultural origin or background |
| bicameral | having, consisting of, or based on two legislative chambers (see chamber |
| turmoil | a state or condition of extreme confusion, agitation, or commotion |
| maladroit | lacking adroitness : inept |
| tipple | to drink liquor especially by habit or to excess |
| concomitant | accompanying especially in a subordinate or incidental way |
| rightful | just |
| spectrum | a continuum of color formed when a beam of white light is dispersed (as by passage through a prism) so that its component wavelengths are arranged in order |
| chuckle | to laugh inwardly or quietly |