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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WordMeaning
whimsicalresulting from or characterized by whim or caprice
roilto make turbid by stirring up the sediment or dregs of
ennuia feeling of weariness and dissatisfaction : boredom
eerieso mysterious, strange, or unexpected as to send a chill up the spine
ethnicof or relating to large groups of people classed according to common racial, national, tribal, religious, linguistic, or cultural origin or background
archetypethe original pattern or model of which all things of the same type are representations or copies : prototype
stupefyto make stupid, groggy, or insensible
accelerateto move faster : to gain speed
solsticeeither of the two points on the ecliptic at which its distance from the celestial equator is greatest and which is reached by the sun each year about June 21 and December 21
unprecedentedhaving no precedent : novel