GRE Word List
PREAMBLE
an introductory statement
The meaning of the word preamble is an introductory statement.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| peddle | to travel about with wares for sale |
| fracas | a noisy quarrel : brawl |
| reputed | having a good repute : reputable |
| mammal | any of a class (Mammalia) of warm-blooded higher vertebrates (such as placentals, marsupials, or monotremes) that nourish their young with milk secreted by mammary glands, have the skin usually more or less covered with hair, and include humans |
| polyglot | one who is polyglot |
| torrid | parched with heat especially of the sun : hot |
| casualty | a military person lost through death, wounds, injury, sickness, internment, or capture or through being missing in action |
| limp | to walk lamely |
| abusive | using harsh, insulting language |
| cunning | dexterous or crafty in the use of special resources (such as skill or knowledge) or in attaining an end |