GRE Word List
PREAMBLE
an introductory statement
The meaning of the word preamble is an introductory statement.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| articulate | expressing oneself readily, clearly, and effectively |
| meretricious | of or relating to a prostitute : having the nature of prostitution |
| conifer | any of an order (Coniferales) of mostly evergreen trees and shrubs having usually needle-shaped or scalelike leaves and including forms (such as pines) with true cones and others (such as yews) with an arillate fruit |
| deft | characterized by facility and skill |
| sagacious | of keen and farsighted penetration and judgment : discerning |
| personify | to conceive of or represent as a person or as having human qualities or powers |
| surreptitious | done, made, or acquired by stealth : clandestine |
| cognate | of the same or similar nature : generically alike |
| overthrow | overturn |
| respiration | the movement of air or dissolved gases into and out of the lungs |