GRE Word List
PREAMBLE
an introductory statement
The meaning of the word preamble is an introductory statement.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| rote | the use of memory usually with little intelligence |
| suffuse | to spread over or through in the manner of fluid or light : flush |
| mar | to ruin or diminish the perfection or wholeness of : spoil |
| interdict | a Roman Catholic ecclesiastical censure withdrawing most sacraments and Christian burial from a person or district |
| paraphernalia | the separate real or personal property of a married woman that she can dispose of by will and sometimes according to common law during her life |
| pontifical | episcopal attire |
| monochrome | a painting, drawing, or photograph in a single hue |
| mantle | a loose sleeveless garment worn over other clothes : cloak |
| fortuitous | occurring by chance |
| indigent | suffering from extreme poverty : impoverished |