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 |
|---|---|
| hypnosis | a trancelike state that resembles sleep but is induced by a person whose suggestions are readily accepted by the subject |
| dislodge | to drive from a position of hiding, defense, or advantage |
| hortatory | hortative |
| pittance | a small portion, amount, or allowance |
| vernacular | using a language or dialect native to a region or country rather than a literary, cultured, or foreign language |
| labile | readily or continually undergoing chemical, physical, or biological change or breakdown : unstable |
| remittance | a sum of money remitted |
| fulsome | characterized by abundance : copious |
| recalcitrant | obstinately defiant of authority or restraint |
| apathy | lack of feeling or emotion : impassiveness |