GRE Word List

PREAMBLE

an introductory statement

The meaning of the word preamble is an introductory statement.

Random words

WordMeaning
circumspectcareful to consider all circumstances and possible consequences : prudent
compensatoryto be equivalent to : counterbalance
wispya small handful (as of hay or straw)
soddendull or expressionless especially from continued indulgence in alcoholic beverages
nomenclaturename
buffeta blow especially with the hand
exhaleto rise or be given off as vapor
maladroitlacking adroitness : inept
implicitcapable of being understood from something else though unexpressed : implied
monetaryof or relating to money or to the mechanisms by which it is supplied to and circulates in the economy