GRE Word List
PREFATORY
introductory; of a preface
The meaning of the word prefatory is introductory; of a preface.
Random words
Word | Meaning |
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intangible | not able to be perceived by touch; vague |
bearing | deportment; connection |
mausoleum | monumental tomb; large stately tomb; CF. Mausolos |
tantrum | fit of bad temper; fit of petulance; caprice; Ex. The child went into tantrums. |
mutter | utter (complaining words) indistinctly in low tones |
dilate | expand; dilate on/upon: speak or write at length on (a subject) |
soar | rise or fly high in the air; Ex. The rocket soared into the sky. |
erode | eat away; wear away gradually by abrasion; Ex. The sea erodes the rocks. |
quizzical | curious; suggesting puzzlement (without saying); questioning; teasing; mocking; bantering; Ex. quizzical glance |
dolorous | sorrowful; N. dolor |