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
run-downan item-by-item report or review : summary
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decompositionto separate into constituent parts or elements or into simpler compounds
temperamentcharacteristic or habitual inclination or mode of emotional response
winceto shrink back involuntarily (as from pain) : flinch
deadlocka state of inaction or neutralization resulting from the opposition of equally powerful uncompromising persons or factions : standstill
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overseesurvey
pliablesupple enough to bend freely or repeatedly without breaking