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 |
|---|---|
| repellent | serving or tending to drive away or ward off |
| alchemy | a medieval chemical science and speculative philosophy aiming to achieve the transmutation of the base metals into gold, the discovery of a universal cure for disease, and the discovery of a means of indefinitely prolonging life |
| unwarranted | lacking adequate or official support : not warranted : unjustified |
| derogatory | expressive of a low opinion : disparaging |
| confine | something (such as borders or walls) that encloses |
| syllogism | a deductive scheme of a formal argument consisting of a major and a minor premise and a conclusion (as in "every virtue is laudable; kindness is a virtue; therefore kindness is laudable") |
| outlandish | of or relating to another country : foreign |
| infiltrate | to enter or become established in gradually or unobtrusively usually for subversive purposes |
| vouchsafe | to grant or furnish often in a gracious or condescending manner |
| retrieve | to locate and bring in (killed or wounded game) |