GRE Word List

PREAMBLE

an introductory statement

The meaning of the word preamble is an introductory statement.

Random words

WordMeaning
contrabandillegal or prohibited traffic in goods : smuggling
pernicioushighly injurious or destructive : deadly
quizzicalcomically quaint
gesticulationthe act of making gestures
grazeto feed on growing herbage, attached algae, or phytoplankton
vintnera wine merchant
sonorousproducing sound (as when struck)
sophistrysubtly deceptive reasoning or argumentation
rejoinderthe defendant's answer to the plaintiff's replication
grumbleto mutter in discontent