GRE Word List
PREAMBLE
an introductory statement
The meaning of the word preamble is an introductory statement.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| reminiscence | apprehension of a Platonic idea as if it had been known in a previous existence |
| placate | to soothe or mollify especially by concessions : appease |
| peroration | the concluding part of a discourse and especially an oration |
| fulminate | to utter or send out with denunciation |
| encumber | weigh down |
| irksome | tending to irk : tedious |
| rooster | an adult male domestic chicken |
| tenacious | not easily pulled apart : cohesive |
| pugilist | fighter |
| palm | any of a family (Palmae synonym Arecaceae) of mostly tropical or subtropical monocotyledonous trees, shrubs, or vines with usually a simple stem and a terminal crown of large pinnate or fan-shaped leaves |