GRE Word List
PREAMBLE
an introductory statement
The meaning of the word preamble is an introductory statement.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| forum | the marketplace or public place of an ancient Roman city forming the center of judicial and public business |
| nettle | any of a genus (Urtica of the family Urticaceae, the nettle family) of chiefly coarse herbs armed with stinging hairs |
| mangy | affected with or resulting from mange |
| hubris | exaggerated pride or self-confidence |
| drastic | acting rapidly or violently |
| colossal | of, relating to, or resembling a colossus |
| betroth | to promise to marry |
| fitful | characterized by fits or paroxysms |
| recant | to withdraw or repudiate (a statement or belief) formally and publicly : renounce |
| dissertation | an extended usually written treatment of a subject |