GRE Word List
PREAMBLE
an introductory statement
The meaning of the word preamble is an introductory statement.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| petty | having secondary rank or importance : minor |
| tender | marked by, responding to, or expressing the softer emotions : fond |
| brook | creek |
| tickle | to touch (a body part, a person, etc.) lightly so as to excite the surface nerves and cause uneasiness, laughter, or spasmodic movements |
| contentious | likely to cause disagreement or argument |
| obsidian | a dark natural glass formed by the cooling of molten lava |
| bungle | to act or work clumsily and awkwardly |
| wan | suggestive of poor health : sickly |
| brawl | to quarrel or fight noisily : wrangle |
| expansive | having a capacity or a tendency to expand |