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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| diminution | the act, process, or an instance of becoming gradually less (as in size or importance) : the act, process, or an instance of diminishing : decrease |
| verbatim | in the exact words : word for word |
| entree | the act or manner of entering : entrance |
| addle | rotten |
| rare | seldom occurring or found : uncommon |
| methodical | arranged, characterized by, or performed with method or order |
| perturb | to cause to be worried or upset : disquiet |
| equipoise | a state of equilibrium |
| collation | a light meal allowed on fast days in place of lunch or supper |
| grotesque | a style of decorative art characterized by fanciful or fantastic human and animal forms often interwoven with foliage or similar figures that may distort the natural into absurdity, ugliness, or caricature |