GRE Word List

PREAMBLE

an introductory statement

The meaning of the word preamble is an introductory statement.

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WordMeaning
hivea container for housing honeybees
satiatefilled to satiety
banka mound, pile, or ridge raised above the surrounding level: such as
forestallto exclude, hinder, or prevent (something) by prior occupation or measures
scaffolda temporary or movable platform for workers (such as bricklayers, painters, or miners) to stand or sit on when working at a height above the floor or ground
verbalizeto express something in words
shearto cut off the hair from
subsequentfollowing in time, order, or place
morguea place where the bodies of dead persons are kept temporarily pending identification or release for burial or autopsy
quaintpleasingly or strikingly old-fashioned or unfamiliar