GRE Word List

PREAMBLE

an introductory statement

The meaning of the word preamble is an introductory statement.

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WordMeaning
temporizeto act to suit the time or occasion : yield to current or dominant opinion
ethnicof or relating to large groups of people classed according to common racial, national, tribal, religious, linguistic, or cultural origin or background
bicameralhaving, consisting of, or based on two legislative chambers (see chamber
turmoila state or condition of extreme confusion, agitation, or commotion
maladroitlacking adroitness : inept
tippleto drink liquor especially by habit or to excess
concomitantaccompanying especially in a subordinate or incidental way
rightfuljust
spectruma 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
chuckleto laugh inwardly or quietly