GRE Word List
PREAMBLE
an introductory statement
The meaning of the word preamble is an introductory statement.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| larder | a place where food is stored : pantry |
| coin | corner |
| jaunt | a usually short journey or excursion undertaken especially for pleasure |
| draught | a rough written version of something that is not yet in its final form; to write the first rough version of something such as a letter, speech, book or law; to choose people and send them somewhere for a special task |
| pass_off | present falsely; represent falsely to be |
| proscribe | to publish the name of as condemned to death with the property of the condemned forfeited to the state |
| jubilation | an act of rejoicing : the state of being jubilant |
| smug | highly self-satisfied |
| virus | any of a large group of submicroscopic infectious agents that are usually regarded as nonliving extremely complex molecules, that typically contain a protein coat surrounding an RNA or DNA core of genetic material but no semipermeable membrane, that are capable of growth and multiplication only in living cells, and that cause various important diseases in humans, animals, and plants |
| transitory | of brief duration : temporary |