GRE Word List
PREAMBLE
an introductory statement
The meaning of the word preamble is an introductory statement.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| paraphernalia | the separate real or personal property of a married woman that she can dispose of by will and sometimes according to common law during her life |
| dispel | to drive away or cause to vanish by or as if by scattering : dissipate |
| hovel | an open shed or shelter |
| viand | an item of food |
| expository | of, relating to, or containing exposition |
| alcove | a small recessed section of a room : nook |
| sinewy | full of sinews: such as |
| heinous | hatefully or shockingly evil : abominable |
| prate | to talk long and idly : chatter |
| pious | marked by or showing reverence for deity and devotion to divine worship |