GRE Word List
PREAMBLE
an introductory statement
The meaning of the word preamble is an introductory statement.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| lust | usually intense or unbridled sexual desire : lasciviousness |
| luxuriant | yielding abundantly : fertile |
| transcendent | exceeding usual limits : surpassing |
| symbiosis | the living together in more or less intimate association or close union of two dissimilar organisms (as in parasitism or commensalism) |
| fissure | a narrow opening or crack of considerable length and depth usually occurring from some breaking or parting |
| declivity | downward inclination |
| fitful | characterized by fits or paroxysms |
| artery | any of the tubular branching muscular- and elastic-walled vessels that carry blood from the heart through the body |
| wince | to shrink back involuntarily (as from pain) : flinch |
| numismatist | the study or collection of coins, tokens, and paper money and sometimes related objects (such as medals) |