GRE Word List
PREAMBLE
an introductory statement
The meaning of the word preamble is an introductory statement.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| desultory | marked by lack of definite plan, regularity, or purpose |
| officious | volunteering one's services where they are neither asked nor needed : meddlesome |
| maneuver | a military or naval movement |
| rebuke | to criticize sharply : reprimand |
| promontory | a high point of land or rock projecting into a body of water |
| parchment | the skin of a sheep or goat prepared for writing on |
| inquisitor | one who inquires or makes inquisition |
| jibe | to be in accord : agree |
| intimidate | to make timid or fearful : frighten |
| nirvana | the final beatitude (see beatitude |