GRE Word List
PREAMBLE
an introductory statement
The meaning of the word preamble is an introductory statement.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| amass | to collect for oneself : accumulate |
| rancor | bitter deep-seated ill will |
| agape | wide open : gaping |
| hummock | a rounded knoll or hillock |
| palpitate | to beat rapidly and strongly : throb |
| hut | an often small and temporary dwelling of simple construction : shack |
| satire | a literary work holding up human vices and follies to ridicule or scorn |
| makeshift | a usually crude and temporary expedient : substitute |
| intrepid | characterized by resolute fearlessness, fortitude, and endurance |
| intelligentsia | intellectuals who form an artistic, social, or political vanguard or elite |