GRE Word List
PREAMBLE
an introductory statement
The meaning of the word preamble is an introductory statement.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| asteroid | any of the small rocky celestial bodies found especially between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter |
| apropos | being both relevant and opportune |
| compilation | the act or process of compiling |
| lancet | a sharp-pointed and commonly 2-edged surgical instrument used to make small incisions |
| visage | the face, countenance, or appearance of a person or sometimes an animal |
| fleck | streak |
| spectrum | a continuum of color formed when a beam of white light is dispersed (as by passage through a prism) so that its component wavelengths are arranged in order |
| multiplicity | the quality or state of being multiple or various |
| irretrievable | not retrievable : impossible to regain or recover |
| repudiate | to refuse to accept |