GRE Word List
PREAMBLE
an introductory statement
The meaning of the word preamble is an introductory statement.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| grandiloquent | a lofty, extravagantly colorful, pompous, or bombastic style, manner, or quality especially in language |
| longevity | a long duration of individual life |
| smolder | to burn sluggishly, without flame, and often with much smoke |
| odyssey | a long wandering or voyage usually marked by many changes of fortune |
| blowhard | an arrogantly and pompously boastful or opinionated person : braggart |
| pass_off | present falsely; represent falsely to be |
| staid | marked by settled sedateness and often prim self-restraint : sober |
| slap | to strike sharply with or as if with the open hand |
| fiat | an authoritative or arbitrary order : decree |
| scraps | fragments of discarded or leftover food |