GRE Word List
PREAMBLE
an introductory statement
The meaning of the word preamble is an introductory statement.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| monotony | tedious sameness |
| prevail | to gain ascendancy through strength or superiority : triumph |
| penitent | feeling or expressing humble or regretful pain or sorrow for sins or offenses : repentant |
| macerate | to cause to waste away by or as if by excessive fasting |
| typhoon | a hurricane occurring especially in the region of the Philippines or the China sea |
| precise | exactly or sharply defined or stated |
| intolerant | unable or unwilling to endure |
| retort | to pay or hurl back : return |
| churlish | of, resembling, or characteristic of a churl : vulgar |
| penury | a cramping and oppressive lack of resources (such as money) |