GRE Word List
PREAMBLE
an introductory statement
The meaning of the word preamble is an introductory statement.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| alchemy | a medieval chemical science and speculative philosophy aiming to achieve the transmutation of the base metals into gold, the discovery of a universal cure for disease, and the discovery of a means of indefinitely prolonging life |
| castrate | to deprive (a male animal or person) of the testes |
| abbreviate | to make briefer |
| unassuming | not assuming : modest |
| deducible | to determine by reasoning or deduction |
| forward | near, being at, or belonging to the forepart |
| indicative | serving to indicate |
| ragamuffin | a ragged often disreputable person |
| stodgy | having a rich filling quality : heavy |
| volley | the flight of the ball (as in volleyball or tennis) or its course before striking the ground |