GRE Word List
PREFATORY
of, relating to, or constituting a preface
The meaning of the word prefatory is of, relating to, or constituting a preface.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| machinations | an act of machinating |
| annotate | to make or furnish critical or explanatory notes or comment |
| accessible | capable of being reached |
| arch- | a typically curved structural member spanning an opening and serving as a support (as for the wall or other weight above the opening) |
| aloft | at or to a great height |
| evoke | to call forth or up: such as |
| penumbra | a space of partial illumination (as in an eclipse) between the perfect shadow on all sides and the full light |
| chaplain | a clergyman in charge of a chapel |
| unwieldy | not easily managed, handled, or used (as because of bulk, weight, complexity, or awkwardness) : cumbersome |
| quell | to thoroughly overwhelm and reduce to submission or passivity |