GRE Word List
PREAMBLE
an introductory statement
The meaning of the word preamble is an introductory statement.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| cross | a structure consisting of an upright with a transverse beam used especially by the ancient Romans for execution |
| dormant | represented on a coat of arms in a lying position with the head on the forepaws |
| delete | to eliminate especially by blotting out, cutting out, or erasing |
| confide | to have confidence : trust |
| refute | to prove wrong by argument or evidence : show to be false or erroneous |
| tawdry | cheap and gaudy in appearance or quality |
| fertile | producing or bearing many crops in great quantities : productive |
| reprieve | to delay the punishment of (someone, such as a condemned prisoner) |
| sully | to make soiled or tarnished : defile |
| ransack | to look through thoroughly in often a rough way |