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 |
|---|---|
| agnostic | a person who holds the view that any ultimate reality (such as God) is unknown and probably unknowable |
| corpulent | having a large bulky body : obese |
| asylum | an inviolable place of refuge and protection giving shelter to criminals and debtors : sanctuary |
| propensity | an often intense natural inclination or preference |
| unfrock | defrock |
| adherent | one who adheres to something: such as |
| skimp | skimpy |
| ballast | a heavy substance (such as rocks or water) placed in such a way as to improve stability and control (as of the draft of a ship or the buoyancy of a balloon or submarine) |
| canvass | to go through (a district) or go to (persons) in order to solicit orders or political support or to determine opinions or sentiments |
| invincible | incapable of being conquered, overcome, or subdued |