GRE Word List

PREAMBLE

an introductory statement

The meaning of the word preamble is an introductory statement.

Random words

WordMeaning
lividdiscolored by bruising : black-and-blue
toadyone who flatters in the hope of gaining favors : sycophant
crypta chamber (such as a vault) wholly or partly underground
concurrentoperating or occurring at the same time
insatiableincapable of being satisfied : quenchless
volleythe flight of the ball (as in volleyball or tennis) or its course before striking the ground
conjectureinference formed without proof or sufficient evidence
mammalany of a class (Mammalia) of warm-blooded higher vertebrates (such as placentals, marsupials, or monotremes) that nourish their young with milk secreted by mammary glands, have the skin usually more or less covered with hair, and include humans
affidavita sworn statement in writing made especially under oath or on affirmation (see affirmation
foilto prevent from attaining an end : defeat